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4 GRADE
“WEEKLY”
MATH RESEARCH
PROJECTS
“32” ENRICHMENT WEEKLY MATH RESEARCH
PROJECTS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR!
“32” WEEKLY MATH
4th
ENRRICHMENT RESEARCH
PROJECTS!

Activities to Motivate All Students!

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BY GINA KENNEDY
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Weekly “Math Research Projects!”
Adding enrichment to your classroom shouldn’t have to be time consuming and difficult
to manage. This program is easy to manage and extremely rewarding for your
students. I began using the weekly “Math Research Projects” strategy last year in my
classroom and I’m happy to make it available to others to use in their classroom as
well.

When my students finish their work at any given point during the week they are
responsible for completing their math weekly research project and posting their
response on a large sticky note.

On Mondays I introduce the projects for the week ahead. On Fridays we share their
responses to their projects.

At the end of the year each student creates a scrapbook with all of the research that
they’ve completed throughout the school year by compiling their sticky notes.

I use the larger post-it notes as some of the responses are quite lengthy.

There are many safe kid search engines out there as well as opinions as to the most
effective; but the main search engines my students use include the following:

http://www.kidzsearch.com/ (Google for kids)

http://www.kidrex.org/

http://quinturakids.com/

http://kidsclick.org/

http://www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearch.asp

Thanks,

Gina Kennedy

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Write your
response to this
week’s “Math
Research Project”
and place your
“sticky answer”
here:

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Research the number of pencils
that are made each year in the
United States. Also research how
many trees it takes to make those
pencils.
On your “sticky note” record the
number of pencils made in the
United States each year and the
amount of trees used to make the
pencils. Place your “sticky
answer” here!

©GinaKennedy
 Research the “face value” price of the
cheapest seat for one ticket for three
professional football, baseball, or soccer
games that will be taking place in the next
month in the United States. Research the
price from the home team’s website. Then
order the price of the three game’s tickets
from least to greatest.
On your “sticky note” record the three
games (each team that will be playing),
price of a ticket to go to each game. Then
list the prices in order from least to
greatest.
Place your “sticky answer” here!
FACE VALUE:
The actual price listed
on a ticket.

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Research the population of the five
largest counties in your state. Then
order the populations from greatest to
least. Then add all five populations
together to make one large sum.
On your sticky note write the names of
the five largest counties and their
populations. Then list the populations
from greatest to least. Then write the
sum of all of the county’s populations.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the price of a large pepperoni pizza at
three different pizza restaurants online. Order
the pizza’s prices from least to greatest and
subtract the price of the least expensive pizza
from the most expensive pizza.
On your “sticky note” write the pizza’s
restaurant’s name and the price of their large
pepperoni pizza, list the restaurants with the
least priced pizza first and so on. Then show
your math and how you subtracted the least
expensive pizza price from the most expensive
pizza price. Place your “sticky answer”
here!

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Research the height of the “St. Louis Arch”
in feet and yards. Then research the
original cost spent to build the St. Louis
Arch and multiply that number by 7 (or add
it together 7 times) to reflect what the cost
would be to build the St. Louis Arch today.
On your sticky note, write the height of the
“St. Louis Arch” in two measurements (feet
and yards) and the original price to build
the Arch multiplied by seven to show what
it would cost to build the arch today.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research who discovered money. Write
down the person or group of people that
discovered money, how it was
discovered and four facts that you found
very interesting in your research about
the invention of money.
On your “sticky note” write the person
or group who discovered money, how it
was discovered and the four interesting
facts from your research.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the job description and
duties of a pharmacist. From your
research, record four different ways
that a pharmacist uses math at their
job.
On your sticky note, write down a
short job description of what a
pharmacist does and four different
ways that they use math for their
career. Place your “sticky

answer” here!
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Research two of the planets other than
Earth and find out the main components
that make up their atmosphere. Create
a pie graph that shows how much of
each main component they are made of.

On your “sticky note” display the name

of each planet followed by their pie
graph showing what components their
atmosphere is made up of.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

Components of
the Earth’s
atmosphere:

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Watermelons are quite interesting.
Research how much of a watermelon
is actually water. Also research the
largest watermelon ever recorded in
pounds. Then convert that
measurement to ounces as well.
On your sticky note, write the
amount of a watermelon that is
actually water and the largest
recorded watermelon in pounds and
also converted to ounces. Place
your “sticky answer” here!

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Have you ever wanted to be “strong
as a horse”? Are horses really
strong? Research how the phrase
“horsepower” got started.
On your sticky note write a
paragraph explaining how the term
“horsepower” got started and also
write down how strong an average
horse is.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

©GinaKennedy
Research three meals at three different fast
food restaurants by looking at their
nutrition charts online. Each meal should
consist of a side (fries, onion rings etc.), a
main entrée (hamburger, chicken sandwich
etc.) and a drink or shake. Find out the
amount of calories in each item and then
calculate the amount of calories in each
meal.
On your sticky note write the name of the
fast food restaurant and each meal. Record
the amount of calories for each food and
drink item and the amount of total calories
for each meal.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

©GinaKennedy
Research who discovered time.
Write down the person or group of people
that discovered time, how it was discovered
and four facts that you found very
interesting in your research about time.
On your “sticky note” write the person or
group who discovered time, how it was
discovered and the four interesting facts
from your research about time. Place
your “sticky answer” here!

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Research how prime numbers were
first used or were proven as a real
mathematical concept. Write a
paragraph summarizing your findings
and write another paragraph
explaining why prime numbers are
important today.
On your sticky note write one
paragraph explaining how prime
numbers were discovered and
another paragraph explaining why
prime numbers are important to us
today. Place your “sticky
answer” here!

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BINGO is a popular game in the
United States that involves numbers
and lines. Research how BINGO first
started and determine different ways
that math is used in bingo.
On your “sticky note” write a
paragraph explaining how bingo first
started and what it was like in the
beginning. Then write a list of five
ways that math is used in bingo.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research how Native Americans in
the United States used math.
Research two different tribes and
list four ways that each tribe used
math.
On your sticky note write down the
name of each tribe and then write
four ways that each tribe used
math. You may have to infer your
answer by researching facts about
each tribe. Place your “sticky
answer” here!

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Find out the age of the last ten
presidents of the United States on the
day that they took office. Find the
range, mode, median and mean of all
ten president’s ages when they took
office.
On your “sticky note” write the name of
each president and the age they were
when they were elected to office. Then
write the range, mode, median and
mean of all ten of the president’s ages.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research five different kinds of bottled
drinks (water, sweet tea, soda,
chocolate milk or etc.). Find out how
much sugar is in one serving of each
drink. Create a picture chart to show the
amount of sugar in each drink from
least to greatest.
On your “sticky note” write the name of
each bottled drink and the amount of
sugar per serving. Include your picture
graph displaying your information.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research a recipe to make gummy bears.
List the ingredients needed to make gummy
bears, then double the recipe (so if it asked
for ¾’s of a cup, you would double it to 1½
cups). Then research the history of gummy
bears and find out what year they were first
manufactured and find out how many
gummy bears are sold every year in the
United States.
On your “sticky note” write the recipe you
researched for gummy bears doubled, the
year they were first invented and how
many gummy bears are sold every year in
the United States.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Choose your favorite brand of soda and
research all of the different sizes you can
purchase your soda in (for example, six
pack, ten pack, 102 ounces and etc.) Make
a list of all the sizes that you researched.
Convert each size to pounds.
On your sticky note write down all the sizes
that your soda can be purchased in. Also
write down each size converted to pounds.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research your favorite five songs recorded by five
different artists. Research the year that each song
was recorded and the exact amount of minutes and
seconds that the song was recorded in. List the
songs and their singers in order of least amount of
time to greatest amount of time. Then add all five
of the times together for a total minutes and
seconds of all five recordings.
On your “sticky note” write the title of each song,
the singer or group who sang the song and the year
that the song was recorded. Then write the amount
of minutes and seconds each song lasts from least
to greatest. Then show your work as to how you
added the time duration of all five songs together to
determine how long all five songs last together.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research all of the different sizes of
batteries that are used in a home.
Then research the reasons it is
necessary to have batteries of
different shapes and sizes.
On your “sticky note” write a list of
all the different sizes of batteries that
you could find that are used in a
household and a list of at least five
reasons that batteries need to come
in different sizes and shapes.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research a home improvement store’s online
website and choose a floor tile that you like. Find
out how much each floor tile costs and round the
price to the nearest dollar.
Then research the floor plan of the White House and
find out the approximate total square footage of the
White House. Using the tile that you chose and the
price per tile, calculate how much it would cost to
retile the entire White House using the tile that you
chose. (For example, if you chose a tile that cost
$4.99 per tile and you had a room that is 40 square
feet, it would cost $200 to retile the floor)
On your “sticky note” write the name of the store in
which you found your tile, the name (style) of your
tile and its rounded price. Then write the
approximate square footage of the White House and
show the math you used to determine how much it
would cost to retile the White House using your tile.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Choose a day from this week and research and
record the highest and lowest temperatures for
that day in a major city in five different
continents.
Create a graph to display your information of
the high and low temperatures for each city in
each continent. Then write the difference
between the highest temperature recorded that
day and the lowest temperature.
On your “sticky note” display your graph
showing the day of the week, the five cities you
chose from each continent and their high and
low temperatures for that day. Also show your
math that displays the difference
between the high and low
temperature on the graph.
Place your “sticky answer”
here!

©GinaKennedy
Research the five tallest lighthouses
in the United States in meters.
Convert the height of each lighthouse
to decimeters and millimeters.
On your sticky note write the name
and location of each lighthouse.
Then write the measurement of each
lighthouse in meters, decimeters and
millimeters.
Place your “sticky answer”
here!

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Research multiple facts about human hair.
Find out the average amount of length that
hair grows in one day, one week and one
year. Also find out how many hairs the
average person loses in one day. Then
record three other interesting facts about
hair that involve math.
On your “sticky note” write the average
amount of length that hair grows in a day,
week and year and the average amount of
hairs that a person loses a day. Also record
three additional mathematical facts about
hair that you found interesting from your
research.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Mathematicians have changed the
way people use mathematics for
thousands of years.
Research two different famous
mathematicians and write three
sentences to explain the contribution
that each mathematician has made
to the world of mathematics.
On your “sticky note” write the
names of the two mathematicians
and your sentences describing their
contributions.
Place your “sticky
answer” here!

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Research five animals that have over
100 teeth. Record the name of the
animal and how many teeth they
have. Then list at least four factors
of each number (or less if it doesn’t
have four) and two multiples of each
number of teeth.
On your “sticky note” write the
names of each animal, how many
teeth they have and four factors and
two multiples of each amount of
teeth.
Place your “sticky answer”

here!
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Research the amount of casualties of
United States soldiers in the Revolutionary
War, Civil War (both sides), WWI, WWII,
Korean War and the Vietnam War. List the
amount of casualties from greatest to least
and round each number to the nearest
thousand.
On your “sticky note” write the name of
each war and the amount of United States
soldiers killed in the Revolutionary War,
Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War and the
Vietnam War from greatest to least. Each
amount should be rounded to the nearest
thousand.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the invention of the
refrigerator. Write two paragraphs to
explain how the refrigerator was
invented.
Within the two paragraphs include four
sentences that include mathematical
information.
On your “sticky note” include your two
paragraphs explaining the invention of
the refrigerator with your five
mathematical facts.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Research the tuition price to attend
one year of college at five different
colleges or universities in your state.
Divide each year’s tuition by two to
determine how much it would cost
each semester (½ year).
On your sticky note, write the name
of the university or college, tuition
costs for one year and tuition costs
for one semester.
Place your “sticky answer”
here!

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Human Heart Math Research:
1. Research the weight of the average
human heart.
2. Research the average amount of times a
heart beats in a day and in one year.
3. Research how many gallons of blood a
heart pumps in one day.
4. Research three other mathematical facts
about the human heart that you found
interesting.
On your “sticky note” write your answers to the
heart research math problems above and the
three other mathematical facts about the
human heart that you found interesting.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

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Have you ever heard someone say from “here
to infinity” to answer a question?
Research the following questions about infinity:
 Exactly what is infinity?
 Where did the term “infinity” come from?
 What mathematician first used infinity in
mathematics?
Then record two different ways that infinity is
used in mathematics and science.
On your “sticky note” answer the research
questions about infinity. Also describe two
ways that infinity is used in math and science.
Place your “sticky answer” here!

©GinaKennedy