Name: __________________
Jelly Bean Math!
You will be participating in five different math centers today,
all revolving around jelly beans! You will be graphing,
measuring, estimating, using probability, fractions, and
money! You may not eat the jelly beans while you are
participating in the centers, but if you are hard workers, and
work as a team today, Ms. Kunz may have some extras for you
at the end of the project!
ESTIMATION JAR
Ms. Kunz will show you a container filled with jelly beans.
Take a guess, as to how many jelly beans are actually in the
jar. We’ll count it later, and whoever gets the closest will win a
bag of jelly beans!
Estimate Here: ___________
Have fun!
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Jelly Bean Math
Center One: Graphing
1. Sort your jelly beans into colors.
2. Count each color and record your data below.
3. Make a bar graph that shows your data. (see me
for graph paper)
4. Be sure to label each axis of the graph with
numbers and colors. Be sure to include a title.
5.
Color
Red
Yellow
Purple
Black
White
Green
Orange
Pink
Number
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Jelly Bean Math
Center Two: Probability
Part One:
1.
You have a bowl of jelly beans with two colors. Each color has an equal
number of jelly beans. Predict: If you were to take out 10 jelly beans, how
many of each color would you expect to pull out? ______
2.
Now close your eyes and put 10 jelly beans into your cups. How many of
each color do you have? _____________
3.
Chart your group’s records here:
Name
Red
Yellow
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Part Two of Probability:
1. Put your jelly beans back into the bowl.
2. Take 4 jelly beans, and record the different possible sequences you could pull
them out of your cup. For example, if you had 2 red and 1 yellow, you could
have RRY, RYR, YRR
3. Make it harder by adding another jellybean, and then another and then
another…
Number of jelly beans
3
Colors
Red Red Yellow
Combinations
RRY, RYR, YRR
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5
6
7
8
9
10
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Jelly Bean Math
Center Three: Money
Jelly Bean Color
Money Amount
Red
Yellow
Purple
Black
White
Green
Orange
Pink
$0.01
$0.05
$0.10
$0.25
$0.50
$1.00
$5.00
$10.00
Close your eyes and pull out 5 jelly beans. Add up the
amounts below. (I want to see your work!)Whoever
gets the highest amount in your group gets everyone’s
jelly beans. Keep playing until all the jelly beans are
gone from the bowl!
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Jelly Bean Math
Center Four: Measurement
and Patterns
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Length
How many centimeters is one jellybean? ______
10 jellybeans? ______
100 jellybeans? ______
500 jellybeans? ______
How many jellybeans are needed to reach 6 inches? ______
Estimate the length of all your jellybeans in centimeters and
then inches. ______cm ______in
How many jellybeans would fit into a foot? _____
A yard? ______
A mile? ______
Volume
How many jellybeans are in a teaspoon? ______
A tablespoon? ______
A cup? ______
A pint? ______
A quart? ______
A gallon? ______
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Patterns
Put your jellybeans in challenging patterns of 10-15.
Then, let a person in your group guess the next five
jellybean colors in your pattern. Record your pattern
below. Here is an example:
RRGYRRGYRRGY
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Jelly Bean Math
Center Five: Fractions
1. Count your jellybeans. How many are there? _______
2. Divide the jellybeans into two equal groups. How many is in
each group? _____
3. Divide the jellybeans into thirds. How many in each group?
______ Are there any left over? ______
4. Divide the jellybeans into fourths. How many in each group?
______ Are there any left over? ______
5. How many are in 2/4? _____ ¾? _____
6. Divide the jellybeans into fifths. How many in each group?
______ Are there any left over? ______
7. Divide the jellybeans into sixths. How many in each group?
______ Are there any left over? ______
8. How much is 2/6 of your jellybeans? ______
9. How much is 4/6 of your jellybeans? ______
10. How much is 5/6? _____
11. Can you divide your jellybeans into any other fractions?
Challenge yourself, and write your answers below.
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