Mintie Maths Activities

To be used at the same time you are eating a Mintie sweet


MINTIE MATHS FORMULATED BY ROOM 7
Before you begin: Wait for the timer to start before you put the Mintie in your mouth
You are going to see who can make their Mintie last the longest.
You will need to check the timer when you finish your Mintie. See # 20

1. How many words appear on your wrapper?
2…Count the number of green leaves.
3. Count the number of red leaves .
4. Write the number as a fraction.
5. Measure the perimeter of the wrapper.
6. Find the area of the wrapper.
7. Count the number of letters.
8. Measure the length of the picture in millimetres.
9. Give each letter a number corresponding to its place in the alphabet and add the sum of the letters on the wrapper. E.g. m= 13, n=14 etc.
10. Write the letters in alphabetical order.
11. Measure the height of the M, T and S. Then add the measurements together.
12. Describe the illustration on your wrapper.
13. Multiply the number of leaves by the number of people in your class.
14. How big is the wrapper if you connect it to another one?
15. If you fold your wrapper in half, in half again and in half again, what fraction does each fold represent?
16. How many times does the letter “m” appear on your wrapper?
17. If all the wrappers were placed end to end, what length would it reach?
18. Starting at one corner rip your wrapper very gently into a continuous strip. If it breaks, measure the longest strip you can rip in one piece.

19. If there were 30 Minties in each packet, how many could each of the students in your class have?
20. How long did you suck your Mintie for?
Change this to seconds.