Computer Lab Activities

Ancient Civilizations: A Math Hunt Activity

Students visit mysterious ancient worlds, gathering information that will help them answer five challenging math riddles.

 

 

  • Grades: 3–5, 6–8

In “Ancient Civilizations” (grades 5–8), an online learning activity from Scholastic’s Math Hunt series, students investigate facts and clues that will  help them solve five math riddles about ancient worlds.

In addition to challenging students’ reading comprehension skills, “Ancient Civilizations” tests these “math hunting” skills:

 

  • Addition/Subtraction
  • Converting Units of Measurement
  • Geometry: Area
  • Geometry: Volume
  • Numerical Sequences: Number lines
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Understanding Number Systems

 

Sample Question:

For how many years did pharaoh Khafre rule?

a.     36 years

b.     26 years

c.     74 years

 

 

 

Learning Objectives

By participating in Math Hunt, students will:

  • Practice problem-solving skills from the grade 5–8 math curriculum
  • Explore topics from the grades 5–8 science and social studies curriculum
  • Learn basic Internet research skills
  • Develop an understanding of the construction of standardized test questions and multiple-choice answers

  • Subjects:
    Addition and Subtraction, Counting and Numbers, Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension, Research Skills, Geometry, Logic and Problem Solving, Number Sense, Ratio, Proportion, Scale, Real-World Math, Measurement, Word Problems, Ancient Civilizations, Communication and the Internet, Computers, Teaching with Technology
  • Skills:
    Research Skills
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Supporting Resources

Math Hunt Teacher's Guide

Fact-finding missions that test math...
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