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General Information.
- All students from grades 2 - 12 of
any national or ethnic origin are invited to
participate in Math Kangaroo in USA.
- The
objective is to motivate students to learn and master
mathematics.
- We encourage participation of
students from public schools, private schools and those who
are home
schooled.
- All schools and communities in USA
are
welcome to host Math Kangaroo.
- The competition questions are
selected by International Committee that is composed by Math Kangaroo representatives from all
participating countries who meet at their
annual
conference each fall, every time in a different
country. Students
solve the same problems worldwide each March.
- There are eleven levels of
participation: level of grade 2, level of grade 3, level of
grade 4, ... and so on until level of grade 12.
- Students participate at their school
level or at a higher level (if they attend accelerated math
programs at their schools).
- The competition has a form of a
multiple choice test. (You may see past Kangaroo problems
at
this site.
- At each level of participation the
first prize is awarded to the student who earns the largest
sum of points at her/his level of participation in the competition
nationally in USA. If more than one student earns the highest
number of points, there are more than one students placed
first. Likewise the second
and the consecutive prizes are awarded at each level of
participation. 10 places are recognized at each level of
participation in USA. Additional prizes are funded provided
resources are available.
- If a student is awarded with the
first prize (or second, etc ) at a certain level of
participation, it means he/she is first (or second, etc)
nationally in USA.
- In USA we award all participants and
inform schools and public about students participating in Math
Kangaroo.
- The prizes are funded with money
from participation fee and by sponsors.
- We recognize students for their
achievement but we do not compare schools' results, states'
results and we do not report results to other countries.
- We are a not for profit organization
who has been awarded
501(c)3 status by IRS.
Material Covered:
grade II
The duration of the competition is
about 75 min.
24 problems to solve: eight - 3
points each, eight- 4 points each, eight- 5 points each.
Calculators are not allowed. You may use basic geometric tools.
Scope of problems:
- simple arithmetic operations;
- one digit and two digit numbers;
- recognizing geometric figures;
- a magic square with a sum of
15;
- time, clock;
- number of
days in a week, number of a months in a year.
www.mathkangaroo.org
grades III & IV
- The duration of the competition is
about 75 min
.
- 24 problems to solve: eight - 3
points each, eight- 4 points each, eight- 5 points each
.
- Calculators are not allowed.
You may use basic geometric tools.
- Scope of problems:
- addition, subtraction,
multiplication
, division;
- an intersection of sets;
- perimeter and area of a square, a
rectangle;
- time, clock;
- number of
days in a week, length of a month.
www.mathkangaroo.org
grades V & VI
- The duration of the competition is
about 75 min
.
- Thirty problems to solve: 10 3 points each, 10 4
points each, 10 5 points each.
- Calculators are not allowed
.
You may use
basic geometric tools.
- Scope of problems:
- addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division;
- magic squares
;
- fractions
and decimals;
- a clock, a calendar;
- perimeter of a polygon
;
- area of a rectangle and a triangle
;
- lines and rays on a surface
;
- a cube, a rectangular solid
;
- acute, right, and obtuse angles
;
- mathematical logic
.
www.mathkangaroo.org
grades VII & VIII
- The duration of the competition is
about 75 min.
- Thirty problems to solve: 10 3 points each, 10 4
points each, 10 5 points each.
- Calculators are not allowed.
You may use
basic geometric tools.
- Scope of problems:
- operations on rational numbers;
- powers of natural numbers;
- equations, inequalities and systems of linear equtions;
- area of a rectangle, a triangle and a circle;
- lines and rays on a surface;
- volume and lateral of surface area of geometric figures;
- angles: acute, right, and obtuse;
- supplementary angles, sum of angles in a triangle and in
a quadrilateral;
- mathematical logic.
www.mathkangaroo.org
grades IX & X
- The duration of the competition is
about 75 min.
- Thirty problems to solve: 10 3 points each, 10 4
points each, 10 5 points each.
- Calculators are not allowed.
You may use basic
geometric tools.
- Scope of problems:
- operations on real numbers;
- functions, polynomials, equations, inequalities;
- sequences of numbers;
- elements of combinatorics;
- synthetic plane geometry;
- analytic plane geometry.
www.mathkangaroo.org
grades XI & XII
-
The duration of the competition is
about 75 min.
-
Thirty problems to solve: 10 3 points
each, 10 4 points each, 10 5 points each.
-
Calculators are not allowed.
You may use
basic geometric tools.
- Scope of problems:
- operations on real numbers;
- functions, polynomials, equations, inequalities;
- sequences of numbers;
- elements of combinatorics;
- synthetic plane geometry;
- analytic plane geometry;
- synthetic space geometry;
- analytic space geometry.
www.mathkangaroo.org
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2005 Notes
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Tests page with many educational
links and with links to free help with solving Kangaroo problems.
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Math Kangaroo 2008
Communication Plan
Letter 2008.5
Letter 2008.4
Letter 2008.3
Letter 2008.2
Letter 2008.1
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