Here is a screen capture of a section of our Today's Meet feed... (If you click on the image, it will direct you to the full feed)
Last week in Maths, we started learning about angles. To begin, we got into groups and brainstormed everything we knew about angles and published these key words and ideas onto a 'Today's Meet' feed that Miss Power created. It was interesting to see that many of us knew some similar concepts relating to angles. Here is a screen capture of a section of our Today's Meet feed... (If you click on the image, it will direct you to the full feed) It was great to scroll through our Today's Meet feed, but it didn't give us a very clear idea of what our understandings of angles were. So we used Wordle to create this visual word cloud, which gives you a much better idea! The words that are the biggest were the most common words that we brainstormed in Today's Meet. The smaller words are the ones that popped up once or twice. You will notice that 'Daniel's Hair' made an appearance as his hair is always VERY angular and sculpted to perfection! What else do you know about angles? As you learn new skills and understandings of angles, feel free to leave a comment below.
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When we got really good at computing the answers to multiplication problems, we challenged ourselves and multiplied three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers. There are a couple of differences when we're working from right to left and we're multiplying by a two digit number. If this is something you get stuck on, then our video tutorial below might help you get un-stuck! Feel free to leave a comment if you have a question! Although Jacob hasn't created this video tutorial, he DID bravely share this interesting method with the class during today's maths lesson. Thank you and well done, Jacob! I couldn't have created this tutorial without your help! This distributive method might be a bit more time consuming than the lattice method or working from right to left, but it's a very interesting and useful method. Why? - I hear you ask! Well, because it shows us in detail HOW multiplication works. It shows us that when we multiply numbers, we ALWAYS multiply every digit in ONE number by every digit in the OTHER number. When computing the answer to ANY multiplication problem, we ALWAYS do this. I wonder if you can see how we do this when we use the lattice method and when we work from right to left?? Sometimes solving multiplication problems using the lattice method can be tricky, especially when we haven't used it before. Hayden's tutorial below will get you off to a flying start if you're just learning how to use it. Sometimes, it can get confusing when you're adding all the 'diagonal columns' up. So in my tutorial here, you can see exactly what we mean by 'diagonal columns'! Please post a comment if you have any questions! In this video, you can watch Alex teaching us how to solve a multiplication problem, working from right to left. After realising that we need some 'working out' space, you did a great job, Alex! In this video, Hilton shows us how to solve a multiplication problem, working from right to left! As you watch it, you may notice that Hilton knows his times tables REALLY well, which helps him solve multiplication problems accurately and quickly! Well done, Hilton! Today in Mathematics, we were experimenting with using different methods to solve multiplication problems. Our superstar, Hayden, was brave enough to teach us all how to use the Lattice Method! Watch his video below to learn how to use this method too. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below! Congratulations to all the grade 5 students who, today, participated in our intraschool 24 tournament, run by Mrs Kurzman. After an exciting day of non-stop competition, we have our four finalists who will go on to represent our school in the Interschool 24 Tournament in Term 4. Congratulations to Jessica, Anthony, Talia and Anton! For a taste of the 24 Tournament, check out this iMovie trailer, created by Mikayla, Larissa, Matthew, Rose, Ryan and Celine. This term, we are playing the game '24' at the start of every maths lesson. In the game, we have to use addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to create an equation using four digits that equals 24. We have been improving as the term goes on, and some people have been using some very useful strategies, which will help us when we participate in the Interschool 24 Tournament in September. What effective strategies do you use? |
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