Mr Lyttle's Maths Homework

Mr Lyttle tells me he has a geometry homework activity for you on his blog. Please visit his blog and do the assignment.
Huzzah!

http://mrlyttle.blogspot.com

And see the happy chappy above? We all want Mr Lyttle to stay a happy camper too, so please pay close attention to his instructions and follow them the first time. :-)
[Or else]
;-)

Holiday fun!

What's everyone doing?
I'm off skiing in the South Island from Sunday.
How about you guys? I hope you're all having heaps of fun!

Good luck with your science fair entries. Bring them to school for checking BEFORE you glue info onto your board. I can give you advice on how to improve your work.

Those people who didn't hand in their written arguments before the end of term need to complete them before you return to school. Remember, you can post it on your blog in the sustainability section and leave me a comment here to alert me to it's existence. If you do that, you will be redeemed...



"Wolfgirl" [oh ye of Egyptian nomenclature] - You have a special extra assignment - ask your father what the details are - I have consulted with him to make sure he knows what you have to do. I'm talking about the wikipedia "plain English" review of your chosen novel.

Try some more maths

Here are two more websites with useful, fun, maths activities:

[Tell us which ones you found at the appropriate level]

http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

Percentages

Try out some fun percentage revision homework...

language homework

Homework Motuora Style

Homework from the South ISland:

http://img.skitch.com/20090522-11gh6s8s6dfj6huqejh745xhr2.jpg

Maths homework links

Who could this be???
Find out on the compulsory site at the end of this post.

Here are links to previous Room5ians Rule maths posts, links to online resources for homework, and some other guff about maths you may find interesting...

magic MATHS!

maths is great - afterall, we like shopping don't we? and working out how much pizza we can all have? and getting to the movies on time? - all using maths.

maths can also be magic - in fact, we can use mathematical language to describe almost anything in the universe. on a simple level, we can investigate the magic numbers appear to have.

have you ever investigated magic squares?

follow the link below...

http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=1337&part=index

and for a safe NZ government organised site with links to lots of NZ relevant maths stuff follow this link:

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/maths_e.php

and for those keen to try out maths games and problems, check out this link:
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maths/interactives.php

pyramid maths and info

this site has the explanation of how the pyramids were built as well as some activities relating to the maths of pyramids.

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/story/main.html

mega maths!

For those of you who do find maths interesting and are looking for a challenge, see these sites. there is one on Leonardo daVinci's works also. I think we will look at it in class, so if you want to get a head start....

http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/math/student.leonardo.html

http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/maven/index.htm

Measurement

I have attached some hyperlinks to NZ Maths online, digital learning objects, and TKI's eLearning sites...

http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/LearningObjects/


!!! Compulsory !!! in ICT Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html

Holiday Homework

It has been a very busy Term One. Some of you have managed your workload brilliantly and completed all your assignments [apart from the art one which fizzled, but which we will complete in term Two].
For those of you who struck technical difficulties or simply didn't manage your time well enough, please be sure to include these things on your blog over the holidays:

a) Interesting posts with information images and references [url's] to where you found the info.

b) Traits of a quality learner - write in you own words some of the traits of a quality learner and list references. Include an image.

c) Optional - with a self portrait you have drawn, painted, etc., scan and post it.

Census at School 2009

As part of your statistics study you have homework to complete during week 7.
[You may do it at school if you can't at home]

Log on to:

www.censusatschool.org.nz

Use the code you have written in your homework diary.

Complete the census survey questions honestly.

We will do follow up activities at school.

Look back through the posts to find...

Your task, Woodmonstas, is to find the post with the discussion about our assignment to do with ourselves as learners. We must hit the ground running with it when we return from camp. Sadly this term is disrupted heavily with conferences, camps, testing and getting to know one another [- okay, that last one is very important and enjoyable].
Mostly, the research is into how we learn, starting with the habits of mind work we did, then moving onto the nervous sytem and the brain investigation. Soon we need to investigate our personal learning styles through the various systems that are available to help us understand our learning styles. We are all different and "one size doesn't fit all". Can you explain what I mean by that?

For now, in your own blogs, I would like you to create a post about an artist you like. Show some examples of their work that you enjoy.
Do you know how to upload pictures to your blog? I have demonstrated in class and will again. Post links to websites that you think are valuable for anyone wanting to learn about them and any url's of places you have found information. And make a personal statement about why you enjoy their work.
I will post an example above this post.

Okay?
[This is why it is important to access the blog and to try to do what I ask - it is part of your class work. I am not just trying to amuse myself whilst sitting at home. Some of you are doing a GREAT JOB! In fact, several of you even seem to have an international following already. Well done!]

Week Five Stats assignment

Our week 5 Statistical investigation has been introduced in class. By Tuesday [tomorrow] all students must be in pairs or trios having decided upon their chosen topic for investigation.
We have looked at appropriate topics and methodology in class.
It would be helpful if students could be supported with selecting a topic, gathering data [unless completed at school where time will be made available each day] and perhaps watching for relevant newspaper or television items that will help him/her with analysing the information and forming a conclusion.
Data must be collected, analysed and presented in appropriate ways by Friday this week before we go on camp. [If something brilliant has been designed that needs further time I can always make allowances.]
Following the survey design, data collection, anlaysis and presentation, the students must write a brief article to explain their findings then decide upon future action to take based on their investigation. There must be a clear goal for their research to make it purposeful. For example,
surveying free range egg purchasing habits then embarking upon an educational programme for classes to help them understand why battery farming is uncool.

Some of the resources we access in class are linked below:

http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/node/159

A very well developed educational wiki by our neighbours in Room 19

Ideas for Investigations

Basic graphing

Digital Learning Objects to support the learning [username and password available in class]

Tom Sawyer versus Harry Potter

It's a time for a show down... who was the better author? Mark Twain or J.K. Rowling?
Would you rather read about Tom Sawyer or Harry Potter?
I imagine the answer will be swayed heavily one way, but I suspect if you read more some of the classic literature available, you might be surprised as to how engaging the older novels are. There may not be wizards and magic, but the authors weave their own kind of magic with the brilliance of their story and character development. In some ways, the worlds of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, or Dicken's David Copperfield [which I really enjoyed] are as alien to you as the castles of Harry and Hermione's world.
Has anyone read any Dickens or Twain?
You will be soon.... Hooray!

Here is a link to an article on the subject... read the article and be prepared to discuss on this blog and at school. I am interested in your opinions. Also discuss it with your parents, older siblings, other friends or family. Your question for them could be:
"What did you read when you were at school? Does anything stick in your mind? Were you glad you were forced to read classic novels? Do you feel there is any worth in reading the works of famous authors, and if so, what?"