STATION 1

 

MATERIALS NEEDED:

 

Fraction Bar Transparency

List of Words to decode

Paper

Pencil

 

                       Instructions, use the fraction bar transparency to figure out the fractional part of the word. Combine the word parts to figure out the message.

 

 

Message:  Davy Crockett died fighting in the battle of Alamo.

DARING – First 2-  (1/6)

 

Gravy – last 2-  (1/5)

 

Crocheting – first 4-  (1/10)

 

Kettle – First 4-  (1/6)

 

Dirt – First-  (1/2)

 

Hunted – Last 2-  (1/6)

 

Figure – First-  (1/2)

 

Brightness –3rd-  (1/5)

 

Spanking – Last 3-  (1/8)

 

Into – First 2-  (1/4)

 

Then – First 3-  (1/4)

 

Batter – First 4-  (1/6)

 

Leaves – First 2-  (1/6)

 

Roof – Last-  (1/2)

 

Alarm – First 3-  (1/5)

 

Morristown – First 2-  (1/10)

 

 

STATION 2

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Number letter

Code sheet or the alphabet

List of numbers coded for words

List of place value requirements for coded messages

Paper

Pencil

 

                     Instructions: Look at the list of numbers and choose designated place value of the number. You will then find this number on the alphabet code and figure out the secrete message.

 

 

 

Message:  Davy Crockett learned to hunt by using one bullet each day.
 

A=1

B=2

C=3

D=4

E=5

F=6

G=7

H=8

I=9

J=10

K=20

L=30

M=40

N=50

O=60

P=70

Q=80

R=90

S=100

T=200

U=300

V=400

W=500

X=600

Y=700

Z=800

124 –value of the one’s place.  = (D)

 

3,721 –value of the ones place.  = (A)

 

7,432 – the hundreds place value.

 

3,704 –hundreds place value.

 

6,436 –value of the tens place.

 

255 –value of the once place.

 

701 –value of the once place.

 

391 –value of the tens place.

 

152 –value of the tens place.

 

695 –value of the ones place.

 

14 –value of the once place.

 

1,273 –value of the hundreds place.

 

67 –value of the tens place.

 

28 –value of the ones place.

 

3,388 –value of the hundreds place.

 

257- value of the tens place.

 

8,246 –value of the hundreds place.

 

22 -  value of the ones place.

 

2,719 -  value of the hundreds place.

 

4,371 – value of the hundreds place.

 

2,121 –value of  the hundreds place.

 

79 – value of the ones place.

 

352 – value of the tens place.

 

37 – value of the ones place.

 

269 -  value of the tens place.

 

52 -  value of the tens place.

 

25 – value of the ones place.

 

32 – value of the ones place.

 

5,306 – value of the hundreds place.

 

236 – value of the tens place.

 

739 – value of the tens place.

 

45 – value of the ones place.

 

269 –value of the hundreds place.

 

605 – value of  the ones place.

 

291 – value of  the ones place.

 

903 – value of  the ones place.

 

98 –value of  the ones place.

 

3,494 – value of the ones place.

 

7,311 – value of the ones place.

 

8,792 – value of the hundreds place.

 

 

 

 

 

STATION 3

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Ruler

Growth chart or tape measure

Paper replica of bear paw print

Paper

Pencil

Calculator

 

                          Instructions: Students will determine the height of the bear buy using equivalent fractions, or ratios.  They will measure their height and use the number as the denominator. They will then measure their foot and use it as numerator. Next the students will measure their bear print and use this as the numerator of the equivalent fraction. They should be able to figure out the denominator or height of the bear.  Some measurements may be hard to figure out by hand so they may use a calculator.  All measurements should be in inches.  Round the measurements to whole numbers.

 

 

 

(Student’s foot measurement)       X          (Bear Print measurement)

(Student’s height measurement)                (?)

 

 

 

 

                    10     X   16            10 (?) = 896

56                            (?)           896/10 = 89.6  =  This bear is 89.6 inches tall.

 

 

 

Station 4

 

 

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Pencil

List of word problem

 

1.  Davy walked every step of the 400-mile journey, keeping the cattle together. At the end of the trip Mr. Siler paid Davy $5.00 dollars. How much money did Davy make per mile of his trip?

 

2.     Davy wanted to go home to Tennessee and by chance he met an old neighbor from home that was in Virginia buying supplies. Davy told the man of his wish to go home and Mr. Dunn agreed to let Davy go with him he told Davy to be at the Inn by sun- up the next morning or he would leave him. Davy traveled in a blinding snowstorm for seven miles to get to the Inn. He made this trip in only 2 hours. How fast was Davy traveling?

 

 

3.     Davy worked to pay a debt for his father.  He worked for 6 months to pay a debt of $36.00.  How much money did Davy make for 1 month of work?

 

 

4.     According to legend, Davy killed 105 bears in one year. If there are 52 weeks in 1 year, how many bears did Davy kill each week?

 

 

Answers:  1.  5.00/400 = .0125 cents per mile

2.     7/2 = 3.5 miles per hour

3.     36.00/6 = $6.00 per month

4.     105/52 = 2 remainder 1   Davy killed 3 bears one week and 2 every other week of the year.

 

Station 5

 

 

MATERIALS NEEDED

 

Pencil

Ruler

List of facts from story

 

 

 

 

Instructions:  Students should draw a number line on a sheet of paper.  They should then plot the facts on the number line in chronological order.

 

 

 

    1786     1790       1794     1795         1798       1802       1802         1812      (?)           1836

ß+-------+--------+-------+---------+--------+--------+---------+-------+---------+----à

   Davy’s                                                                                                                             Davy

   Born                                                                                                                                 died
Facts From the Book Davy Crockett Young Pioneer by Laurence Santrey.

 

 

 

In the year 1790, Davy was 4-years old.  He got into trouble for being in the woods by himself after spotting a big bear.

 

 

When Davy was almost 8-years old, the Crocketts moved to Cove Creek, Tennessee, where Mr. Crockett bought a piece of land right next to the creek.  The family wanted to build a mill on the creek.

 

About 1 year later the spring rains washed away the mill.  Davy and his family left Cove Creek forever.  They moved to an inn on the road that went from Abingdon, Virginia to Knoxville, Tennessee.

 

At 12-years old, a farmer, Mr. Siler, hired Davy to help move his herd of cattle from Tennessee to Virginia.

 

At last in the spring of 1802, Davy met a man willing to take him on his wagon back to Tennessee.

 

In the summer of 1802, Davy worked for a local schoolteacher on his farm.  This time he asked for food, a place to stay, and schooling.  He studied for six months, learning to read, write, and do some arithmetic.

 

Davy served as an officer in the Citizen’s army of Tennessee, under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.

 

Davy served as a member of the United States Congress.

 

On March 5, 1836, Davy died along with other brave defenders of the Alamo.  He was 49-years old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station 6

 

 

Figure out the Temperature by counting the chirps of a cricket.

 

Materials needed

 

Cricket

Thermometer

Stopwatch

Math Formula

Paper

Pencil

 

Instructions:  Count chirps of cricket for 15 seconds.  Use mathematical formula to figure temperature.

 

Fahrenheit- Take the number of chirps you heard in 15 seconds and add 40.

 

 

Celsius- Take the number of chirps you heard in 15 seconds.  Add 5.  Then multiply the sum by 5.  Then divide your answer by 9.

 

 

 

 

 

Answer:  Most students heard 38 chirps in 15 seconds.

 

                38+40 = 78 degrees Fahrenheit

 

                38+5 =42  42x5=210  210/9=23.3333 degrees Celsius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATION 7

 

MATERIALS NEEDED

 

Large bag of assorted hard candy

Box of Crayons

Graph paper

 

 

Instructions:  Have students separate each color of candy and use corresponding color crayon to construct bar graph on graph paper.