Mathematics

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Goals:
Improving my basic facts time Learning how to add negative numbers

Term 3
[|SouWai Maths Page] =Inquiry=

Pohutakawa tree
The biggest grows at Te Araroa in the grounds of Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School. It's 19.8 metres tall with its branches spreading over 38 metres and is reputed to be over 300 years old. Thats 12.4 of me tall and 92.7 of me wide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another pohutukawa at the tip of Cape Reinga is supposed to be 800

Olympus mons
compared to nz

It would take 16991.1 of me to reach the top of Olympus Mons where as it would take 5564.8 of me to reach mt Everest

10 to the 0
10 to the power of zero = 10 x 10, 0 times so it = 10/1m

10 to the 1/2
Greytown 10 to the power of 1 = 100 so ten to the power of 1/2 = 50

10 to the 3/4
Greytown 10 to the power of 1 = 100 so ten to the power of 3/4 = 75

10 to the 5/6
10 to the power of 1 = 100, 100 divided by 6 = 16.67 x 5 = 83.35

10 to the 7/8
10 to the power of 1 = 100, 100 divided by 8 = 12.5 x 7 = 87.5

Giant Squid
Largest living Envertebrates The biggest found was 16 METERS LONG!!!!!! 2 of their tentacles are longer than the others which they use for feeding!

Imagine your car travelling at 100 kilometres per hour. How long to go around the Earth once? 2 years How long might it take to get to the moon? 15 years Venus our nearest planet? 30 years The sun? 50 years Pluto? 70 years

Me 1. What is the biggest number you have used this week? 1500 2. What is the biggest number you have used this year? 9,999,999 3. How big is the biggest number you think you understand? 999,999,999,999,999,999, 999,999,999,999,999,999 4. What would you measure or describe using this number? Light years 5. What is the biggest thing that you think you understand? Can you describe it's size? Greytown, No 6. What is the smallest number you have used this week? 0.175 7. What is the smallest number you have used this year? 0.001 8. How big is the smallest number you think you understand? 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 9. What would you measure or describe using this number? I don’t know 10. What is the smallest thing that you think you understand? Can you describe it's size?Atom, Tiny

=Term1=

In term 1 we were doing statistics here are some graphs on what people buy from the frozen food section!



Term 2
In term 2 we were working on redesigning the north field creek as it is now a massive mudhole So far we have drawn a plan and have are researching prices for the items we will need also we have a presentation ready and a letter to present to the B.O.T, Mr Mackay and the council. Some of our plans are to take out the concrete bottom and replacing it with river stones, taking out the horrible eyesores we call colvets and replacing them with bridges, putting in a saftey fence and making it an enjoyable learning environment for us and a livable environment for animals like fish, fresh water crays and eels. As you can see it's a BOG