Jurassic-Themed Study Session Engages Students

In preparation for the upcoming PSSA tests, Mrs. Ruffner staged a Jurassic-themed review session for her 7th-grade math classes at Penn Middle School. 


To reinforce their math lessons, the students completed exercises like determining the probability of spotting T-Rex in the classroom, using the triangle inequality theorem to build a raptor cage, and computing the total cost including tip and tax for admission to the dinosaur park.

 

Principal Simpson (Velociraptor) joined Ruffner (T-Rex) in the Jurrasic-themed classroom

Principal Simpson (Velociraptor) joined Ruffner (T-Rex) in the Jurrasic-themed classroom

 

Students calculate the cost to enter the park by applying unit rate and discounted ticket prices

Students calculate the cost to enter the park by applying unit rate and discounted ticket prices

 

Delaney Freas gets some help on a probability calculation

Delaney Freas gets some help on a probability calculation

 

Trent Brown searches for straws to form a cage for the velociraptor

Trent Brown searches for straws to form a cage for the velociraptor