Math Untangled

Math Untangled

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Junk Mail and Mail?




Grades 1-3

Count how many pieces of junk mail make it to the recycling bin each day.  Compare the number of pieces of junk mail to other mail.  Make a big comparison at the end of the week.

Grades 4-5

Junk mail can be pretty heavy.  Keep track of the junk mail that ends up in the recycle bin in your house.  At the end of the week, hold it all while you stand on a bathroom scale.  Then weigh yourself and subtract.  This is how much weight your family recycled in junk mail this week.  Multiply by 52 and you’ll have an idea of how much junk mail comes to your house every year. 


Grades 6-8

Does one day of the week generate more junk mail than the others?  Try setting up a simple line graph for a couple of weeks.  Record the number of pieces that your family receives each day.  Make a prediction for the third week and see what happens.

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