Math Quest Slides
MATH QUEST
Grade 3 MCAS Edition
Start Game
How to Play
Form Teams
Divide the class into teams. Each team needs a whiteboard and a marker.
Pick a Category
Choose a challenge from the Quest Board on Slide 3.
Loop Back
After checking the answer, go back to the board to pick another challenge!
TEACHER TIP
"To quickly return to the board at any time, type '3' and press Enter on your keyboard!"
THE QUEST BOARD
Select Your Challenge
Operations
Algebra
Measurement
Geometry
Mixed Bag
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
300
300
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300
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400
400
400
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500
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500
Operations • 100
Liza has 3 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons.
How many crayons does she have in total?
Answer • 100
BOARD
24
3 × 8 = 24
Operations • 200
A teacher has 32 markers to share equally among 4 students.
Which equation can be used to find how many markers each student gets?
Answer • 200
BOARD
32 ÷ 4 = 8
Each student gets 8 markers.
Operations • 300
Solve for n:
7 × n = 56
Answer • 300
BOARD
n = 8
Operations • 400
A bakery made 48 cupcakes. They put 6 cupcakes in each box. They sold 5 boxes.
How many cupcakes are left?
Answer • 400
BOARD
18
Total boxes: 48 ÷ 6 = 8
Boxes sold: 5
Boxes left: 8 - 5 = 3
Cupcakes left: 3 × 6 = 18
Operations • 500
Which of these follows the Commutative Property of Multiplication?
A 4 × 5 = 5 × 4
B 4 × 0 = 0
C 4 × 1 = 4
Answer • 500
BOARD
A
You can swap the order of the numbers, and the answer is the same!
Algebra • 100
What is the next number in the pattern?
4, 8, 12, 16, ___
Answer • 100
BOARD
20
Rule: Add 4
Algebra • 200
True or False:
An even number multiplied by any whole number is always even.
Answer • 200
BOARD
TRUE
2 × 3 = 6 (Even)
2 × 4 = 8 (Even)
Algebra • 300
Find the missing number in the table:
In
2
4
6
8
Out
10
20
30
?
Answer • 300
BOARD
40
Rule: Multiply by 5
Algebra • 400
(3 + 2) × 4
Answer • 400
BOARD
20
5 × 4 = 20
Algebra • 500
What is the rule for this pattern?
2, 5, 8, 11, 14
Answer • 500
BOARD
Add 3
Each number is 3 more than the one before it!
Measurement • 100
A movie starts at 2:15 PM and ends at 3:00 PM.
How many minutes long was the movie?
Answer • 100
BOARD
45 min
Measurement • 200
Which unit would you use to measure the weight of a strawberry?
A Ounces
B Pounds
C Tons
Answer • 200
BOARD
A
Ounces are for small, light items!
Measurement • 300
A cooler holds 2 gallons of juice. How many 1-quart containers can it fill?
Hint: 1 Gallon = 4 Quarts
Answer • 300
BOARD
8
2 × 4 = 8 containers
Measurement • 400
In a bar graph, one square represents 5 students.
The "Apple" bar has 4 squares.
How many students chose Apple?
Answer • 400
BOARD
20
4 × 5 = 20 students
Measurement • 500
A rectangle has an area of 24 square inches.
Its length is 6 inches.
What is its width?
Answer • 500
BOARD
4 in.
24 ÷ 6 = 4
Geometry • 100
How many sides does a pentagon have?
Answer • 100
BOARD
5 sides
Geometry • 200
What do you call a polygon with exactly 4 sides?
Answer • 200
BOARD
Quadrilateral
Geometry • 300
True or False:
All squares are also rectangles.
Answer • 300
BOARD
TRUE
A rectangle has 4 right angles. Every square fits this rule!
Geometry • 400
A square has a side length of 5 inches.
What is the perimeter of the square?
Answer • 400
BOARD
20 in.
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20
Geometry • 500
A shape is partitioned into 4 equal parts.
What is the area of each part relative to the whole?
Answer • 500
BOARD
1/4
One-fourth of the total area.
Mixed Bag • 100
Round 472
To the nearest ten
Answer • 100
BOARD
470
Mixed Bag • 200
Which is greater?
2/3 or 2/6
Answer • 200
BOARD
2/3
Smaller denominator means larger pieces!
Mixed Bag • 300
385 + 219
Answer • 300
BOARD
604
Mixed Bag • 400
Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
A 2/4
B 1/3
C 3/4
Answer • 400
BOARD
A
2/4 is equivalent to 1/2!
Mixed Bag • 500
Which is the same as 6 × 70?
A 42
B 420
C 4,200
Answer • 500
BOARD
420
6 × 7 = 42, so 6 × 70 = 420
THE FINAL QUEST
A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 20 feet.
If the length is 7 feet,
what is the area of the garden?
Final Quest Answer
21 Sq Ft
1. Perimeter = L+L+W+W = 20
2. 7 + 7 + W + W = 20 → 14 + 2W = 20
3. 2W = 6 → Width = 3
4. Area = L × W = 7 × 3 = 21
QUEST
COMPLETE
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