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Summer Math Trail Questions In the summer workshop, the participants participated in a math trail in the Bellingham Ferry Terminal, then worked in small groups trying to generate appropriate math trail questions for a local middle school. The results (unedited) are as follows: Find the entryway to the main courtyard. Locate the two brick pillars. How many bricks were used to construct the pillars? What assumptions did you make? (In the courtyard . . .)Estimate the height of the roof. In the front of the school, locate the wheelchair ramp and the front stairs. How much steeper is the front entry when compared to the wheel chair ramp? How did you calculate this? What idea did you use to find “steepest”? Find the bike racks in the front of the school. If you straightened out the pipe used to make the bike racks, how long would the pipe be? Find the fire zone map at the front of the school. Which zone is the smallest? Which zone is the largest? How did you determine this? Find the flag pole and look at the American flag. If two more states were added to the union (DC Puerto Rico), how would you redesign the stars on the flag? How many different size squares are there in the top wire frame of the door? What is the amount of runoff if one inch of rain falls on the courtyard? How many mirrors are on the disco ball? How many bricks are in the square? Pick out the tree in the courtyard you think is the most pleasing to your eye. Measure it and see if it fits the golden rectangle. Maximum occupancy of the auditorium is 999. If that number of people are in the auditorium, how much space would each person have? The auditorium doors open on the east side of the room. Describe, using a measurement of your choosing, the directions from the stage to room 207. Give this to another student and see if they can follow your directions. On the grid below, carefully plot each point for the Braille letters which spell the word “boss.” The letter b has been plotted for yo