Have you ever wanted to live in a fairy-tale castle? This is a real castle called the Swallow’s Nest, on the south coast of Crimea, and would make anyone feel like a king or queen. The castle looks almost cute with its thin pointy towers, but it survived a big earthquake in 1927 and still stands today — in case you’re looking for a castle as your home.
Lace up: What shape are the spires, or pointy towers on the castle roof?
Jog: If your friend’s castle has 6 spires, and your castle has 5 spires and you build on 3 more, who ends up with more spires?
Sprint: If your home is 20 feet tall and you add on a 10-foot spire, how high is the tip of that spire?
Hurdle: As castles go, this one isn’t so huge: it’s just 33 feet wide and twice as long. How long is it?
High Jump: If the biggest room in this castle is 20 feet by 20 feet, what’s the area of that room?
Answers:
Lace up: Triangles. In 3D they are cones.
Jog: You do, with 8.
Sprint: 30 feet.
Hurdle: 66 feet long – about 4-5 car lengths.
High Jump: 400 square feet.
