CUBES Expedition Worksheet
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CUBES Expedition
Subject: 5th Grade Multi-Digit Whole Number Operations
Explorer Name:
Date of Expedition:
The C.U.B.E.S. Trail Protocol
C Circle Numbers & units
U Underline Core question
B Box Math action words
E Evaluate Steps & extra info
S Solve Show work & check
Guided Trail 1
The Sequoia Sentinel Trail
The Sequoia Sentinel Trail measures 45,875 meters long. Due to a trail cleanup detour, explorers must hike an additional 18,950 meters. What is the total distance explorers will hike along the detoured path?
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Final Answer:
Guided Trail 2
Yellowstone's Geysers
Old Faithful erupted for a total of 342,850 seconds during a month-long research observation. The previous month, park rangers recorded a shorter cumulative eruption time of 189,900 seconds. How many more seconds did it erupt during the longer month?
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Final Answer:
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Independent Trail Practice
Navigate each of these trail scenarios carefully using your CUBES protocol.
Trail 3
Migratory Flight Tracking
Rangers monitored a flock of migratory birds. The flock originally flew 750,000 meters during a spring migration. Due to high head winds, a second flock traveled 124,550 meters less than the first flock. How many meters did the second flock travel?
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Trail 4
Yosemite Waterfalls
Yosemite Falls has a total cascading drop height of 89,425 centimeters. Bridalveil Fall has a drop height of 31,265 centimeters. What is the difference in height between these two spectacular waterfalls?
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Final Answer:
Trail 5
Rainforest Reservoir Levels
An Olympic Rainforest water reservoir contains 502,370 liters of backup water. Over a high-evaporation dry week, the reservoir level fell by 148,926 liters. How many liters of water remain in the reservoir?
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Final Answer:
Expedition Status:
Expert Explorer 🌲 Finding My Way 🗺️ Needs Backup 🏕️
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