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**Scavenger Hunts **

 A **scavenger hunt** is a game in which individuals or teams seek to gather a number of specific items — usually without purchasing them — or perform tasks or take photographs as specified by a list. The goal is usually to be the first to complete the list, although players can also be challenged to complete the tasks on the list in the most creative manner.

 Scavenger Hunt Guru  Scholastic Interactive Maths Hunt - Brilliant! Scavenger Hunts for Kids

 Below is an example of a Maths Scavenger Hunt for homework. Create a Maths Scavenger Hunt for your children. Use Word, Kid Pix, PowerPoint, Comic Life, Wikispaces........ it might be a group, class or homework activity to teach/reinforce a maths concept.

**Math Scavenger Hunt ** 
 * How many pages is today's newspaper?
 * How many sides does an octagon have? Find a picture of one on Google images email to me. Make sure you include your name.
 * What is the average age of your siblings? (Yourself included.)
 * Measure your bedroom//.// What is the total area of your floor?
 * Stretch your arms out to your sides. Measure from fingertip to fingertip. Now measure your height. What is the difference between these measurements?
 * Measure your driveway. What is 1/3 of it's length?
 * Count the ice cubes in your freezer. How many cups do you need in order to use up all the ice if you put 3 cubes in each cup? Now count the cups in your cupboard. Do you have enough?
 * Go www.wikipedia.org on the internet. When was most of the mathematical notation that we use today invented?
 * Count the keys on your computer. How many are there? How many would there be if there were only 1/5 of the keys?
 * Count the cars on your street. Suppose there were 5 other streets with the same number of cars as your street has. How many total cars would there be?
 * Go to the grocery store. Add up the price of a dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, and a jar of peanut butter. If the sales tax is 7%, what would be the total of your groceries?
 * Still at the grocery store, weigh 3 oranges. How much do they weigh? How much do they cost per pound? How much do the oranges then cost?
 * Look in the newspaper for the time of sunrise and time of sunset for tomorrow. How long will the sun be up?