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Henry the Impatient Heron - Math Word Problems  

 

 

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1. Herons can fly about 20 or 30 miles an hour. That's about as fast as
    a plane flying across country
    a child walking to a friend's house
    a car driving by a school or through a neighborhood
 
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2. At 20 miles per hour, it would take a heron __________ to fly 5 miles.
    60 minutes
    30 minutes
    15 minutes
 
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3. When standing, an adult Great Blue Heron is 4 feet tall. That is the same as
    24 inches
    48 inches
    60 inches
 
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4. A heron's wingspan (from tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing) is about 6 feet. That means that
    The wingspan is about 2 feet shorter than the heron is tall.
    The wingspan is about 2 feet longer than the heron is tall.
    The wingspan is about the same length as the heron is tall.
 
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5. If a heron's wingspan is about 6 feet tall, that is approximately the same as
    a baby giraffe
    an adult man
    both of the above
 
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6. An adult Great Blue Heron weighs about five pounds. That is about the same weight as
    a first grader
    a bag of flour or sugar in the grocery store
    a dozen eggs
 
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7. Female herons lay between two and seven eggs a year. If two herons laid the most amount of eggs possible, there would be _____ eggs.
    7
    14
    There's not enough information to answer this.
 
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8. The eggs hatch about 26 to 30 days. That is approximately
    2 weeks
    1 month
    1 year
 
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9. Herons leave the nest about 10 to 12 weeks after they hatch. That means that they are about
    2 to 2 ½ months old
    4 to 4 ½ months old
    6 to 6 ½ months old
 
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10. That means that a heron leaves the nest approximately ______ months after the egg is laid.
    3
    6
    9
 
   
 



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