Robinson Crusoe Monseigneur Money Spider

Monseigneur Money Spider set sail on a trip, to view the seven wonders and around the world skip. His first stop was Amsterdam, but he didn’t much like the taste of the ham. He docked in Plymouth, and slept on the beach, it wasn’t long before his boat drifted out of reach. The next day, he set sail in the port, a tasty ice – cream was the first thing he bought. He waved at a dolphin and one or two whales, then sped on a bit further as the wind blew in his sails. After about a week on the waves of the sea, he landed on an island, North – West degrees twenty – three. There he met a fellow who’d been stranded quite a while, who showed him where to find the best coconuts, and how to build a house without a single tile. Whilst Robinson Crusoe took a nap, Monseigneur Money Spider went to find treasure with a treasure map. The two of them quickly became best of friends and that is where this story ends.

Robinson Crusoe’s Fishing Game

Can you guess the place where Robinson Crusoe’s fish swam to on the desert island ?

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Robinson Monseigneur Money Maths

1. They needed 200 pieces of driftwood to make a camp fire. There was one piece of driftwood every 2 metres. How far did they have to walk to find them all ? Give your answer in m and km.

2. Monseigneur Money Spider needed 50 palm leaves to build the roof of his mud hut. They took five from each coconut tree. How many coconut trees did they have to climb up to find enough for the roof ?

3. Monseigneur Money Spider ate two fish and Robinson Crusoe ate three, three times a day. How many fish did they need for the week ?

4. If they caught one fish every 30 minutes, how long did they need to fish for ? Give your answer in minutes and hours.

5. Monseigneur Money Spider collected 200 oyster shells, but there were only pearls in 5% – how many is that ?

6. Robinson Crusoe made a spear that was 125 cm long, but 20% snapped off. How long was it then ?

7. Before long, there was a hole in Monseigneur Money Spider’s boat. Using the formula for calculating the area of a circle (ii r 2) , work out how big the hole was it it had a diameter of 50 cm.

8. Water came into the boat at a rate of 1.5 litres / hour. How much water was there after 12 hours ?

9. If Monseigneur Money Spider managed to throw out 10 bucketfuls of water (each containing 1 litre), how much water was left ?

10. Robinson Crusoe patched the boat with 4 planks – how wide was each ?

11. He used 15 nails but 33 % bent with the hammer – how many more did he need ? spider-2.jpg

12. A shark came and ate 80% of the 300 jellyfish swimming in the bay. How many were left ?

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Game 1 Answers : beach; sandcastle; rock pool; lagoon; palm tree; mud hut; canoe; river rapids; snake pit

Game 2 Answers : destiny; trades; destination; design; tides; desert deserted; fades; brides; grades; widest; hides; tides ; designer; descend; describe; descent; description; despite; deserve; destitution; desk; despair; desire; despatch; desperate; destroy; destructive

Game 3 Answers :

1. 400 m = 0.4 km

2. 50 / 5 = 10

3. 7(2 x 3) + 7(3 x 3) = 42 + 63 = 105

4. a) 105 x 30 = 3150 mins b) 33150 / 60 = 52.5 hours

5. 10

6. 100 cm

7. 3.14 x 25 x 25 = 1962.5 sq cm

8.18 litres

9. 8 litres

10. 50 / 4 = 12 cm

11. 5

12. 300 – (80 x 3) = 60