Maths

media type="custom" key="13412636" media type="custom" key="20598229"  This is what we learned on our workshop... A bit about independent maths

How to change mixed fractions to improper fractions or the other way around.
Today we learnt how to change fractions from mixed to improper or the other way round. First I will start by changing a mixed fraction to an improper one. So start with an equation, for example 2 wholes and one fifth, we just do 2x5 which = 10 so you just add the number at the top of the fraction w hich, in this case one. So 10+1=11. As you know the bottom number always stays the same so our answer is eleven fifths! :)

Annie's problem
This is a problem I need you to answer on my discussion, Here it is: Annie bought 5 wholes and one half of an apple

when she was walking a dog rushed past her and took 1 and a half wholes how many does Annie have now? 

Steve and his tallness
 Steve is 1 metre tall. If 20 Steves were stacked on one another, how tall is Steve?   Here is another question to answer:   Another Steve Problem:  A building is 5 and a quarter Steves. How tall is the building?

Miss M This one is for you!!
<span style="color: #ae42ae; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> MISS MCCAULEY THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! //Picture this:// You are in the classroom teaching a Maths Workshop. From your height, picture that you dropped your whiteboard marker. Tell me by commenting exactly the amount of measurement it fell! :D <span style="color: #ae42ae; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ae42ae; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">

Math problem solving
<span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">For my maths problem solving I did these following questions: <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Title:At Camp <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Activity 1: Where to? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Q1. What are Albie's choices? <span style="color: #ae42ae; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;"> 1.Lake Waihonu

<span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2.Mount Albury <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">3.Marama Island <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Q2. Which camp do you think they should go to? Why? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Lake Waihonu because it doesn't have too much land and too much water.

<span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Activity 2: Pick the place <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">1. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Option 1 <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The first option for choosing the place is rolling a dice & seeing what number shows up. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The strengths? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The first ones strength is that when you roll the dice you can't choose which one you want. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weaknesses? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weakness is that what happens if you accidentally went passed it and made it spin again? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Option 2 <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The second ones option is getting a piece of paper & cutting it into thirds, you will have to colour each thirds in a different colour. Then you have to put a paperclip in the middle then spin it. It depends on the colour it lands on, the colour will make the decision for you. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The strengths? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The second ones strength is when the paperclip goes in the middle of two colours we can wait and see where the wind blows it. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weaknesses? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weakness is what if the wind is blowing too hard, when you have stopped at a colour the wind will blow it into another colour. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Option 3 <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The third ones option is baking cookies and putting the choices in the cookies. Whichever cookie you pick you eat into it and then get the choice out. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The strengths? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Te third ones strength is you get to pick a yummy cookie and have a good camp choice. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weaknesses? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">The weakness is what if the person that baked it baked it in different sizes and the baker can tell which one is which? <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Design your own way to pick the camp by chance. <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Design a board game with the three optional camp grounds. On each square, take turns to write the different camp grounds for example: <span style="color: #ae42ae; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> And so on. So you roll the dice and lets say you got a 3 so using your finger \ counter take 3 steps. The choice you have landed on was Marama Island. So thats your vote.
 * Marama Island ||
 * Lake Waihonu ||
 * Mt. Albury ||
 * Start ||