Puzzles for learning

Currently in Maths we are focusing on Geometry, today we experimented with shapes by using a simple tangram model.
We worked in groups of three to rotate the shapes so they worked together to form other shapes. 
At first we all thought it was 'too hard', but pretty soon we started to get the hang of it and were trying more and more shapes.

If you want to have a go for yourself try these Tangram Puzzles online.

Holiday Quizzes

Want something to keep your brain challenged over the holiday break? 
Try some online quizzes. 
Be sure to post your results and a link to the quiz so others can compete too. 

I just completed the Cartoon Quiz with a score of 80% - can you beat it?


You could always try some Braintraining too!
Quick fire maths problems. 
Remember that this symbol " / " means divided by. I just scored a personal best!

Estimating and Measuring

This week we have been focusing on measurement, particularly estimating.
We've had a few scavenger hunts, where we have been estimating different lengths and looking for classroom objects which are that length. At first it was difficult, but we found ways to estimate using body measurements.
For example, some of us discovered that our index finger was approximately 10cm long.

We also did some estimating outside, using our paces to measure distance in metres.
Some of us got really good at this and were able to estimate very closely to the actual measurement.

Loopy Person - Measurement by Gemima.

My Loopy Person

Last week Room 10 students were paired up and measured each other. We had to measure our head, neck, shoulders, arms and so forth. After we wrote down the measurements of our body parts we halved them, to make a miniature of ourselves - or as Mrs Raj calls it a loopy person. It was easy to measure ourselves because it was a lot of fun to do. The difficult task for me was having to measure it out on paper because the ruler wasn't long enough and meeting deadlines. But overall, it was awesome!

By Gemima - read more of Gemima's work here

Loopy Person - Measurement by Anamanu

This here is my Loopy person. 
Today I learnt how to measure my different body parts. 
I measured  myself with a measuring tape and then halved the total, then had to measure it on a black piece of paper. 
So what I did afterwards was cut out the measurements and glued together the pieces to make a loopy person. 
So basically this picture is half of me. 
It was easy to cut out the measurements because I kind of enjoy cutting. It was hard to measure myself in different body parts.

By Anamanu - read more of Anamanu's work

My Loopy Person - Measurement

In the Morning we had Maths and in Maths we had our Loopy People to finish. We then started to finish them off.
We first had to measure our self with a measuring tape then put the amount in our Maths Book. Then divide it by two, then put the answer in our Maths Book.
The hard part of making the Loopy People was gluing the body parts together, it was more like a sticky situation, but I managed to get through it.
The easy part was measuring it, and dividing it, and cutting it too, but I did manage to finish it on time and it was AWESOME making it because it was easy and fast.

By Ilalio

read more of my work here