We enjoyed watching Mrs. Yollis' class video on problem solving, and after a tweet from Mrs. Yollis, we came up with some of our own word problems using symbols/emblems of South Carolina. Before solving these problems, check out Mrs. Yollis' YouTube video for strategies on how to solve these types of word problems.
South Carolina Flower: Yellow Jessamine
Miss Tripp planted two Yellow Jessamine plants in her yard. The one in the back yard receives more sunlight and grew 37 cm longer than the one in the front yard. If the two plants grew a total of 169 centimeters this summer, how many centimeters did each plant grow?
South Carolina Bird: Carolina Wren
Two South Carolina wrens from Greenville and Spartanburg migrated to the coastal city of Beaufort, SC. They both traveled a total of 346 miles. If the wren from Spartanburg traveled 58 miles farther, how many miles did each wren travel?
South Carolina Amphibian: Spotted Salamander
Students from Wellford Academy discovered two Spotted Salamanders on their field trip to the swamps in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Together, both of the salamanders had 54 yellow spots. The largest one had 8 more spots than the other. How many spots did each salamander have?
South Carolina Drink: Milk
Governor Haley and President Obama were in a milk drinking contest at the SC State Fair. Together they drank 92 ounces of milk. The President drank 12 more ounces than Governor Haley. How many ounces of milk did each of our leaders drink?
South Carolina Marine Mammal: Bottlenosed Dolphin
Sparkle and Lightning, two bottlenosed dolphins were swimming off the shore of Charleston, SC. In two weeks, they ate a total of 366 fish. Sparkle ate 16 more fish than Lightning. How many fish did each bottlenosed dolphin eat?
South Caroline schools: can you write a word problem like these problems using other state symbols like the Loggerhead Turtles, White Tailed Deer, Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, amethysts, and wild turkeys?
Schools from other states and countries, can you create a word problem highlighting an emblem or symbol of your region? Feel free to send us your word problems!
All these state symbols/emblems can be found on South Carolina's State Symbols website.
