We know this is a stressful time for all, and that many of our children are feeling that stress

as well. We want to do our part to inject some normalcy, fun, and community back into our
children’s lives and to do it through the medium we know best — math!

We will be releasing age-appropriate activity packets containing a variety of math-related

activities as frequently as we can. We call it “Math Arcade” because various problems and
activities can earn students “tickets” that they can collect while we are all self-isolating,
and redeem for prizes once we’re back in school!

We hope to build on this — introducing fun competitions and projects to this Math Arcade
world. Stay tuned!

ow to use this activity packet:

This activity packet includes 2 types of activities, identified by their corresponding symbol.

These symbols include:

Solve: Independent work: non-straight- Create: Use your hands and creativity!
forward problems that require students
to pause and think

Earning Tickets:
Earn: This denotes when a problem or section can earn students “tickets!” The
number in the symbol indicates how many tickets a problem or section is worth.

On the last page of this packet you will find detailed

instructions for submitting your solutions to us in order
to earn tickets that you can later redeem for prizes!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Houston, we've got a problem!….......…………………...................................…………..2

Hands On Math…………………………………………………….......................................................……..............3
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Houston, we’ve
got a problem!

The following problems are independent work. Snap a picture of your solutions and answers
and submit to us per the instructions below to earn tickets!

1. Arman, Babken and Cecilia decided to compete in running a distance of

3 100m. When Arman was at the finish line, Babken was 10m behind him.
When Babken was at the finish line, Cecilia was 10m behind him. How far
was Cecilia behind Arman, when he was at the finish line?

2. I thought of a three-digit number. If I add all the possible two-digit numbers

3 made by using only the digits of this number, then one third of this sum is
equal to the number I thought of. What is the number I thought of?

2. There is a container with 64 liters of pure alcohol. 32 liters were poured out
3 of the container and replaced with pure water. How many times should you
repeat this operation to get a solution with only 2 liters of alcohol?
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#RSMKidsExplain
Each week we will propose a topic that we’d like you to explain using any format of
your choice. Create a music video, rewrite lyrics to a song, make a power point, or a
craft — the choice is yours! We’ve included some examples of students doing this
below. Submit your finished work through facebook using the hashtag
#RSMKidsExplain or email it to us to earn your tickets!

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Topic of the Week:

Graphing Absolute Value Equations

Here’s an idea for inspiration:

Topic
Create a video or powerpoint ofto the
on how Week:
graph absolute values

Geometric Sequence
 INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT ANSWERS
This virtual math arcade allows you to solve problems, earn tickets and redeem your tickets
for prizes! Each section of this packet indicates the number of tickets you are eligible to
earn for each correct answer.

How does this work?

1. Download the packet onto your computer. Print it out so that your child can get to work
or work on a separate sheet of paper if you don’t have a printer!

2. Take a picture or scan your child’s work, and submit it to us in one of two ways:
Post on social media with the hashtag #RSMMathArcade. If your account is not
public, please follow and tag @russianmath on Instagram or
@Russian School of Mathematics on Facebook.
OR email us your pictures at matharcade@russianschool.com.

3. Fill out and snap a picture of the form below so that we can keep a tally of how many
tickets your child has earned. Provide your email address so we can email you back
pdf’s of your tickets that your child can keep and redeem for prizes! Submit it along
with your work. If you don’t have a printer just make sure to send us the information
requested in the form!

Don’t forget to provide your information so

we can email you your tickets!
Child’s Name: Grade:
RSM Branch (or closest branch
if you’re not an RSM student):

Email to send tickets:

Attach images of your work

How to redeem prizes?

1. If you are an RSM student, bring your collected tickets to your RSM branch to redeem them
for prizes once schools re-open.
2. If you are not an RSM student, you may still bring your tickets to the nearest RSM branch to
redeem them for prizes. If you don’t live close to an RSM branch, we encourage parents to
create your own “arcade store” once life goes back to normal.

Note: Please don’t forget to submit your child’s solution as well as the answer!

Have questions?
Email us at matharcade@russianschool.com