Our elementary students competed in ciphering, computation, and problem solving. The middle school students competed in ciphering and a written test. Just for fun, our math team officers created the Estimation Games, in which each student makes their best estimate on ten obscure questions for a prize of candy or a Rubik's cube. Here are some of the questions we asked. Can you guess the right answer?
What is the number of seconds (to the nearest tenth) it takes for a ball dropped from the tip of the Eiffel Tower (in Paris, France) to hit the ground?
What is the number of minutes since January 1, 1970 at 8:00 a.m. to the nearest minute?
What was the total number of words in the seven books of Harry Potter (by J.K. Rowling)?
Congratulations to our individual winners and teams! The results are posted at Walton Math Team under the Elementary and Middle School MathFest tabs.
Personally, I enjoyed seeing so many other young students passionate about learning and (especially) mathematics. Saturday was a blast, and I'm excited to see some of these familiar faces again next year!
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