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Cardinal Numbers: An Ohio Counting Book Author: Marcia Schonberg Illustrator: Bruce Langton Guide written by Cheryl Grinn Portions may be reproduced for use in the classroom with this express written consent of Sleeping Bear Press Published by Sleeping Bear Press 310 N. Main St., Suite 300 Chelsea, MI 48118 800-487-2323 www.sleepingbearpress.com The Magic Number Cardinal Numbers is full of fun facts about the state of Ohio. Find the name of Ohio’s state wildflower on page 3. The state wildflower is the _____________________________. The trillium is made up of groups of 3. It has 3 ___________, 3 _________, and 3 _____________________________. Tri means 3. Name 3 objects that have tri in their name. Example—triplets 1. ____________________ 2._________________ 3. ______________ Count by 3s to 100. 3, 6, 9 100 Solve 1. 3 X 5 = 2. 3 X 3 = 3. 3 X 12 = 4. 3 X 75 = A Path to the Ocean How does the water from Ohio end up in the Atlantic Ocean? Discover the path water takes on page 4 of Cardinal Numbers. Draw the water’s path from Northern Ohio to the Atlantic Ocean. Add the waterways and ocean as needed. Is the water leaving Ohio fresh or salt water? _______________________ Is the water in the Atlantic Ocean fresh or salt water? _________________ Wouldn’t it be fun to fly over your home in a blimp? Discover facts about the Goodyear blimps in Cardinal Numbers. Solve these blimp problems. 1. Goodyear blimps are based in Ohio, Florida, and California. What fraction of the blimps is based east of the Mississippi River? 2. A blimp travels about 35 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours? 3. If you traveled 200 miles in the blimp, about how long would it take? 4. A blimp is 192 feet long. How many yards is this? 5. If all 3 blimps started out in Ohio and traveled for 3 hours, how many total miles would be traveled? Hunt high and low in Cardinal Numbers to find the answers to this crossword. B ___ ___ ___ ___ U ___ ___ ___ ___ C ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ K ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ Y ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1. The Goodyear ____________________ 2. The opposite of over ___________ 3. Immigrants built _________ to connect Lake Erie and the Ohio River. 4. There are many different ___________ of apples grown in Ohio. 5. The __________ Canal 6. Another name for young people _______________ 7. Amish do not use ___________________________ Numbers Numbers Numbers The book Cardinal Numbers is a wonderful book about Ohio. Throughout your reading you will learn many facts about Ohio. Enjoy! Use the numbers in this box to solve each problem. 3 48 1 7 1,250 25 40 88 82 230 1. The number of counties in Ohio _________________________________ 2. The number of Goodyear blimps ________________________________ 3. The length of Ohio ___________________________________________ 4. The number of states that have the Cardinal as their state bird _________ 5. The length of Dresden’s longest basket ___________________________ 6. The number of Lifesaver flavors _________________________________ 7. The perimeter of Ohio _________________________________________ 8. The number of gallons of sap it takes to make one gallon of maple syrup _____________ 9. The height of Ohio’s state champion Buckeye tree __________________ 10. Ohio’s ranking for variety of apples grown _______________________ The rivers and streams in Ohio provide many opportunities for everyone to have fun. Canoeing, fishing, or just enjoying nature is a part of the fun. Learn more about these activities in Cardinal Numbers, a book about Ohio. Make a square booklet showing each of the following creatures found in Ohio streams on its own square. Draw a picture of each and write 3 interesting facts. Cut the squares apart and assemble them into a booklet. Make and decorate a cover for your booklet. Staple all pages together. fish dragonfly turtle bullfrog snake salamander What is Your Favorite Flavor? Have you ever wondered who invented Lifesaver candy? Find the answer to this question in the book Cardinal Numbers. Survey 50 people to find which of the original flavors of Lifesaver’s are their favorite. Cherry Lime Orange Pineapple Lemon Make a pie graph showing the information you collected. Remember a pie graph shows percentage. Find the Perimeter The perimeter is the distance around an object. You find the perimeter by measuring each side of the object and adding the sides together. In Cardinal Numbers you will learn that the perimeter of Ohio is __________________ miles. Measure the perimeters of the following items in your classroom. 1. Your desktop _________________________________ 2. Your math book _______________________________ 3. Classroom door _______________________________ 4. Classroom floor _______________________________ 5. Crayon or marker box ___________________________ 6. Teacher’s desktop ______________________________ 7. This worksheet _________________________________ 8. Your choice ____________________________________ Help feed the Cardinals Peanut butter pinecones People love to watch birds. The cardinal is the state bird of many states including Ohio. Learn about this wonderful bird in Cardinal Numbers, a book about Ohio. In the winter birds can always use help in their search for food. Help feed your local birds by making a peanut butter pinecone. Materials Chunky peanut butter Large pinecone Yarn or wire Bird seed Spoon Tie yarn or wire around the bottom of the pinecone. (You will hang it upside down.) Use a spoon to pack peanut butter between the crevices of the pinecone. Sprinkle the cone with bird seed. Hang cone on a window level branch that you can watch. Enjoy watching the birds eat the treat you gave them. Ohio is home to the largest concentration of Amish people in the world. Find the names of the counties where the Amish live in Cardinal Numbers. Name the 3 counties ____________________________________________ Enjoy this lip-smacking recipe for Amish Pumpkin Pancakes. Amish Pumpkin Pancakes Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour Pinch of baking soda ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1 egg (well-beaten) 1¼ cup milk 2 teaspoon melted shortening ½ cup canned pumpkin Combine flour, baking soda, sugar, spices. Combine egg, shortening, pumpkin, and milk. Add to flour mixture. Beat until smooth. Bake on hot, lightly greased griddle. Turn only once. Serve hot with butter and syrup. Science FUN with Water Ohio has abundant streams and rivers throughout the state. Interesting information about Ohio and its wonderful water can be found in Cardinal Numbers. Try this science experiment dealing with surface tension. How many pennies can you add to a full glass of water before it overflows? Make a prediction _____________________ Materials Clear glass tumbler Pennies Water Procedure 1. Fill the tumbler carefully with water until the water seems to be rounder higher than the glass top. 2. Gently slide one coin at a time down the edge of the glass into the water. 3. How many pennies did you put into the glass before it overflowed? Try the experiment again. Did you get the same results? Surface tension allows the surface to stretch before it breaks and the water overflows. The Amish are famous for the beautiful quilts they make. They often get together in groups to chat and work on their quilts. Learn more about the Amish in Cardinal Numbers. Design a square for a quilt using only these geometric shapes. Color your quilt square using one color for each shape. Lucky you, you’ve won a ride in a Goodyear blimp! Your ride will take you over your own town and right over your home. Any idea of how big this blimp is? Find the answer to this and other questions about the blimp in Cardinal Numbers. Write a description of what your hometown looks like from a “blimp’s” view. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Draw a picture of what you described. ANSWER SHEET Cardinal Numbers The Magic Number Three- leaves, petals, sepals 1) 15 2) 4) 225 9 3) 36 Watery Path- Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Seaway, Atlantic Ocean Blimp Math- 1) 2/3 2) 140 miles 3) 6 hours 4) 64 5) 315 Buckeye Crossword- 1) blimp 2) under 5) Erie 6) youth 7) electricity 3) canals 4) kinds Numbers, Numbers, Numbers- 1) 88 2) 3 3) 230 4) 7 5) 48 6) 25 7) 1,250 8) 40 9) 82 10) 1