Tag archives for Mathematics

Class Auction – ReesBank Rewards

On Friday we had a trial Auction to see how well it would work to help support the ReesBank reward system. Everyone really enjoyed the auction with many frantic hands being raised during the bidding process. Marica did a fantastic job as Auctioneer and Stella was an exceptional Auctioneer’s Assistant. Unfortunately it was very time sapping [...]

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Create A Graph

Create a graph using the website Create A Graph. Then send the graph to me using [Send File]. Task: Create a set of data on a topic of your choice. Choose the appropriate type of graph in Create A Graph (Pie/Bar/line). Add your data and create your graph. Download your Graph to your computer. Make [...]

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Data Investigation

This week in Maths we are looking at Data Investigation. The following flash games will help us investigate existing data before creating and investigating our own. The first flash game is Favourite Theme Park Rides  and once completed will lead on to a few other data investigation activities. The second flash game is Award Ceremony for the [...]

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Maths Challenge: 3D Shapes

Visit this 3d Shape Making website and choose a shape to make that you think is interesting and ‘outside your comfort zone‘. The shape you choose must be be challenging to construct but not so hard that you get frustrated and give up (or bug your parents so much they do it for you).   [...]

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Matchstick Puzzles

You seemed to have a lot of fun today with the matchstick puzzles. For those who took there matchsticks (cut straws) home, you can have a go at these new ones. Puzzle 1: Remove 9 matches so that no square (of any size) remains. Puzzle 2: Move 6 matches so that 5 squares are formed. Click [...]

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