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HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 37
Played by Janet Dielman and the Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George] ● [email protected]
This is the story of HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 37 played by four sixth-grade classes
and their teacher Janet Dielman at Dr. R.H. Brown Middle School in Madison, Connecticut.
 On 2008-09-10, we sent an invitation to play: 
The Hurkle Hiders invite you to play HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 37.
Hurkle's hiding place is a whole number 0 to 300.
Begin by sending three guesses to [email protected].
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Guesses must be in an expanded form that shows the number of hundreds, tens, and ones. If your
first three guesses are 9, 64, and 265, send them like this:
Guess #1: 9 ones
Guess #2: 6 tens, 4 ones
Guess #3: 2 hundreds, 6 tens, 5 ones
If you prefer a different type of expanded form, it is A-OK to send your guesses in that form.
The Hurkle Hiders will send a clue for each guess. Here are the possible clues:
RED: very hot, very close to Hurkle's hiding place
ORANGE: hot, close to Hurkle's hiding place, but not as close as RED
YELLOW: warm, not as close as RED or ORANGE, but closer than GREEN
GREEN: cool, not as close as YELLOW, but closer than BLUE
BLUE: cold, far from Hurkle's hiding place, but closer than VIOLET
VIOLET: very cold, very far from Hurkle's hiding place
Graph your guesses and colors on a big number line. We use three types of number lines:
1. Three meter sticks end to end. Every centimeter mark is a possible Hurkle's hiding place.
2. Two 150-centimeter measuring tapes end to end. Every centimeter mark is a possible hiding place.
3. Adding-machine tape, 7.62-centimeter (3-inch) wide paper tape. You can make many number lines
from one roll of tape. We buy 'em at Staples: Item number 531194. $1.09 each.
Hurkle is hiding, wanting to be found!
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George]
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As you will see, most of Coach Dielman's students began with the notation we
suggested, but soon everyone jumped out of the box, and went up, up, and away!
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2008-09-15. Coach Dielman sends Turn 01 guesses for the four classes.
Well, hello and we hope you had a great summer. We are happy to be back searching for Hurkle! Again,
we have 4 different classes and hope that is okay!
RED CLASS
Guess #1: 5 tens
Guess #2: 1 hundred
Guess #3: 1 hundred, 5 tens
WHITE CLASS
Guess #1: 20 + 8
Guess #2: 100 + 60 + 3
Guess #3: 200 + 70 + 5
This is what we JUST learned last week and wanted to practice it.
BLUE CLASS
Guess #1: 5 tens
Guess #2: 1 hundred, 5 tens
Guess #3: 2 hundreds, 5 tens
GREEN CLASS
Guess #1: 4 tens
Guess #2: 1 hundred, 5 tens, 9 ones
Guess #3: 2 hundreds, 6 tens, 5 ones
We look forward to our clues!!!!
Ms. Dielman and the students at Brown Middle School in Madison, CT
2008-09-17. The Hurkle Hiders zoom back with Turn 01 color clues.
Ahoy Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes,
Welcome to HurkleQuest on the Number Line Game 37. Hurkle's hiding place is a whole number in the
set of whole numbers 0 to 300. Guesses must be in a form that shows the number of hundreds, tens, and
ones. Your guesses are all A-OK.
RED CLASS
Guess #1: 5 tens
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #2: 1 hundred
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #3: 1 hundred, 5 tens Clue: VIOLET
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WHITE CLASS
Guess #1: 20 + 8
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #2: 100 + 60 + 3 Clue: VIOLET
Guess #3: 200 + 70 + 5 Clue: VIOLET
BLUE CLASS
Guess #1: 5 tens
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #2: 1 hundred, 5 tens Clue: VIOLET
Guess #3: 2 hundreds, 5 tens Clue: BLUE
GREEN CLASS
Guess #1: 4 tens
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #2: 1 hundred, 5 tens, 9 ones Clue: VIOLET
Guess #3: 2 hundreds, 6 tens, 5 ones Clue: VIOLET
Graph your guesses and colors on a BIG NUMBER LINE. Hurkle suggests that all teams try different
ways to express numbers that show the number of hundreds, tens, and ones.
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George]
2008-09-18. Turn 02 guesses go beyond – outside the box!
Here we go!
RED CLASS
Guess #4: 200 + 20 + 3
Guess #5: 200 + 40 + 9
Guess #6: 200 + 60 + 3
WHITE CLASS
Guess #4: 60 + 1
Guess #5: 10 tens
Guess #6: 13 tens, 3 ones
BLUE CLASS
Guess #4: (10 + 9) x 10
Guess #5: 22 tens
Guess #6: 27.5 x 10
GREEN CLASS
Guess #4: 90 + 9
Guess #5: 19 tens, 6 ones
Guess #6: (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (8 x 1)
We have our fingers crossed. We look forward to our clues!!!
Ms. Dielman and the students at Brown Middle School in Madison, CT
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2008-09-18. The Hurkle Hiders send Turn 02 clues on the same day.
Ahoy Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes,
Hurkle enjoyed this bunch of plain and fancy numbers. You know many ways to represent numbers!
RED CLASS
Guess #4: 200 + 20 + 3 Clue: GREEN
Guess #5: 200 + 40 + 9 Clue: BLUE
Guess #6: 200 + 60 + 3 Clue: VIOLET
WHITE CLASS
Guess #4: 60 + 1
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #5: 10 tens
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #6: 13 tens, 3 ones Clue: VIOLET
BLUE CLASS
Guess #4: (10 + 9) x 10 Clue: VIOLET
Guess #5: 22 tens
Clue: GREEN
Guess #6: 27.5 x 10
Clue: VIOLET [Aha! You tried to trick us.]
GREEN CLASS
Guess #4: 90 + 9
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #5: 19 tens, 6 ones
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #6: (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (8 x 1) Clue: YELLOW
We were quite amazed to see numbers expressed in so many ways. Very creative.
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George]
2008-09-22. Turn 03 guesses are very interesting!
Okie-dokie.
RED CLASS
Guess #7: 100 + 70 + 9
Guess #8: 1 hundred, 9 tens, 2 ones
Guess #9: (2 x 100) + (6 x 1)
WHITE CLASS
Guess #7: 1 hundred, 9 tens, 7 ones
Guess #8: 222 ones
Guess #9: 24 tens, 6 ones
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BLUE CLASS
Guess #7: 2 hundreds, 25 ones
Guess #8: 230 ones
Guess #9: (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (5 x 1)
GREEN CLASS
Guess #7: 22 tens, 8 ones
Guess #8: 2 hundreds, 3 tens, 1 one
Guess #9: 24.3 x 10
We are so into this, we can barely think about anything else!!! (Does anyone even remember there is a
big test on Friday??? I think not! J)
We love this!
2008-09-22. The Green Class is the first to find Hurkle's hiding place.
Ahoy Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes,
Hurkle totally loves the many ways that you are expressing numbers! (Bob & George too.) We are all
having a great time learning about numbers and the many names of numbers.
RED CLASS
Guess #7: 100 + 70 + 9
Clue: VIOLET
Guess #8: 1 hundred, 9 tens, 2 ones Clue: VIOLET
Guess #9: (2 x 100) + (6 x 1)
Clue: BLUE
WHITE CLASS
Guess #7: 1 hundred, 9 tens, 7 ones Clue: VIOLET
Guess #8: 222 ones
Clue: GREEN
Guess #9: 24 tens, 6 ones
Clue: GREEN
BLUE CLASS
Guess #7: 2 hundreds, 25 ones
Clue: YELLOW
Guess #8: 230 ones
Clue: RED
Guess #9: (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (5 x 1) Clue: YELLOW
GREEN CLASS
Guess #7: 22 tens, 8 ones
Clue: ORANGE
Guess #8: 2 hundreds, 3 tens, 1 one Clue: HURKLE!!!
Guess #9: 24.3 x 10
Clue: GREEN
The Green Class found Hurkle's hiding place in only three turns. Awesome! Please don't tell the other
teams where Hurkle is hiding. We will continue this game until all teams have found Hurkle's hiding place.
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2008-09-25. Turn 04 guesses show many ways to name numbers.
Well, to put it mildly, Green Class was quite excited and was hard pressed to explain their cheers to the
other classes around them who, of course, are now quite jealous!
So, here we go.
RED CLASS
Guess #10: 23 tens
Guess #11: 200 + 30 + 5
Guess #12: 2.39 x 100
WHITE CLASS
Guess #10: 200 + 27 ones
Guess #11: 200 + 3 tens + 4 ones
Guess #12: 0.239 x 1000
BLUE CLASS
Guess #10: 0.228 x 1000
Guess #11: 2.29 x 102 (2.29 x 10 squared. They loved coming up with this one!!)
Guess #12: 23.1 x 10
GREEN CLASS has a question: Did any other class get it in 3 turns? (Oh, they are feeling SO proud!)
Have a great weekend!
2008-09-26. The Blue Class has found Hurkle's hiding place.
Ahoy Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes,
RED CLASS
Guess #10: 23 tens
Clue: RED
Guess #11: 200 + 30 + 5 Clue: YELLOW
Guess #12: 2.39 x 100
Clue: GREEN
WHITE CLASS
Guess #10: 200 + 27 ones
Clue: YELLOW
Guess #11: 200 + 3 tens + 4 ones Clue: ORANGE
Guess #12: 0.239 x 1000
Clue: GREEN
BLUE CLASS
Guess #10: 0.228 x 1000 Clue: ORANGE
Guess #11: 2.29 x 10^2 Clue: ORANGE
Guess #12: 23.1 x 10
Clue: HURKLE!!!
GREEN CLASS Found Hurkle in Turn 03
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Good work, BLUE CLASS. Hurkle loves your guess #11: 2.29 x 10^2. (10^2 means 10 squared.)
Ahoy GREEN CLASS: This is the first time we have run this "expanded notation" game in the domain of
whole numbers 0 to 300. Guessing Hurkle's hiding place in three turns is awesome, a combination of
good play and good luck!
GREEN CLASS and BLUE CLASS: Please keep Hurkle's hiding place secret.
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George]
2008-10-05. We haven't received more guesses, so we suspect that the Red and White classes found
out where Hurkle was hiding from the Green and Blue classes. So, tra la, tra la, we sent information about
Hurkle's hiding place, the special number 231.
Ahoy Red, White, Blue, and Green Classes,
The Green Class and the Blue Class found Hurkle hiding at the number 231. Well done!
The number 231 is a triangular number. The first 4 triangular numbers are 1, 3, 6, and 10. What are the
next 3 triangular numbers after 10?
At a bowling alley, the 10 pins are set up in a triangle with 4 pins in the back row, then a row with 3 pins,
then a row with 2 pins, and 1 pin in the front row.
1 pin + 2 pins + 3 pins + 4 pins = 10 pins
How can you arrange 231 pins in a triangle like the bowling pins (larger, of course)? Try it with base 10
cubes, counting chips, or pennies.
231 is the sum of natural numbers from 1 to (secret number).
231 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... + secret number.
What is the secret number?
This was a very fun and interesting game. Thanks, Janet Dielman and the RED, WHITE, BLUE, and
GREEN classes.
The Hurkle Hiders [Bob & George]
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