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Discovering Math Kangaroo Webinar – Level 5 or 6

• Recommended for: Students 10–12 years old (Grades 5–6)

• Distinct from: The Math Kangaroo Competition held in March

• Registration: Best to register before January 11 to participate live in all sessions

• Webinar Dates: 10 Sundays – Jan 11, Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1, Mar 8, Mar 15

• Webinar Time: 4:30 p.m. EST LIVE (recordings available to watch anytime)

• Handouts: Print Set B Level 5–6 Webinar Handouts before each class (available for webinars 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; no handouts for webinars 3, 4, 5)

Format:

• The Math Kangaroo instructor uses polls and engagement triggers to actively involve students

• Note: There are no student-teacher discussions as in a regular small-group class
  

Set B Webinar Handouts Level 5-6  

                                                                          

Webinar Presenter: Dr. Sarah Sagi

Dr. Sarah Sagi is a Math Kangaroo Faculty member and Curriculum Expert with extensive experience developing Math Kangaroo’s online curriculum. She has taught Math Kangaroo classes and webinars for three years and has coached elementary school math clubs to top honors in international math contests. Dr. Sagi graduated from Harvey Mudd College and earned a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UC San Diego. As a mother of four, she values introducing alternative problem-solving methods to help each student discover their preferred tools. Her hobbies include Zumba, crochet, and walking.

Webinar Contributor: Ahdav Vijay

Ahdav Vijay is a sophomore at Seven Lakes High School, TX, with a strong background in competitive mathematics. He has participated in Math Kangaroo since third grade and also competes in AMC, AIME, UIL, TMSCA, and MathCounts. Ahdav coaches math and science teams at a local elementary school and is a member of the National Math Honor Society. In his free time, he enjoys Science Olympiad, playing violin, and badminton.

Webinar Information:

• Students in grades 5-6 with math competition experience or who are interested in competing at a high level in Math Kangaroo are invited to join the Discovering Course Webinar.
• This course draws on problems from the Level 5-6 competitions, and assumes students have familiarity with problem solving strategies.
• This course is intense but fun at the same time.
• For added challenge, the optional homework for weeks 2-9 will be an entire Math Kangaroo exam to build the students’ persistence and stamina for the actual competition.
• This webinar is planned to meet 10 times for 1 hour each.    
• The number of participants is limited to 300 students.

Grades 5-6 Lesson Topics Set B:
 

1. Introduction
2. Patterns
3. Algebraic thinking
4. Draw a picture
5. Make a table or a list
6. Work backwards
7. Logical problems
8. Statistics and probability
9. Geometry
10. Combining Tools

1. Lesson 2 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2014
2. Lesson 3 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2015
3. Lesson 4 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2016
4. Lesson 5 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2017
5. Lesson 6 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2018
6. Lesson 7 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2019
7. Lesson 8 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2020
8. Lesson 9 Practice Exam 5-6 year 2021