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9. What did you learn about the patterns in pinecones?

10. What are some math problems you could ask yourself about the waterfall? What are some

strategies you could use to figure out the answers to your questions?

11. How old is the dam? _______________ What is your estimate of the height of the dam?

_______________ Describe your strategy.

12. What is your estimate of the measure of the angles in the picnic shelter? _______________ What

strategy did you use?

13. Estimate how many steps it will take you to cross this bridge. _______________ ft. Convert your
estimate to yards. _______________ What was your strategy?

14. How many picnic tables are in the picnic flats? _______________ How many people can picnic
here at one time? _______________

15. What is another math problem you could solve on this math trail?

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