Mathematics with coordinates

In Te Ngahere we have been learning about coordinates in math. We first learnt about  coordinates. Then we did a word problem about a banana cake. We had to plot down  coordinates that we were given. We had to draw a map of all the aisles for a supermarket but we could only use the coordinates that we were given. One of the coordinates were given are A1 to E1 so we would have to find those coordinates and connect them together by writing what they were(dairy,Meat or Fruit) along the boxs or colour code them. We had to do that with lots of other coordinates. I found the coordinates  hard because it was new learning for me and also I didn’t get it at first. I enjoyed drawing a supermarket using coordinates. When you are doing coordinates you always start with the x axis across then the y axis up. I think that coordinates are easy once you get the hang of it. Are coordinates easy for you?  

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Boat Safety

In Te Ngahere Tracy came to speak to us about being safe on a boat.
She said that there were five things that were really important when
you go on a boat. One is always wear a life jacket, two have a
waterproof phone or a emergency beacon, three Tell someone
where you are going and when you will be back, four Check the
weather and five put your safety first. Tracy also told us how to use
flares and all the different flares. What I learnt from that was to
always have an emergency beacon or waterproof phone. Now that
I know this I now know how to be safer on a boat. Did you know
this already? 

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Swim safe poster 

STEAM CHALLENGE

In Te Ngahere we did a steam challenge. Our challenge was to build a free standing paper tower out of 2 pieces of newspaper and 30 cm of tape. Building the tower was hard because while we were building it the base wasn’t staying together but in the end it stood up. What I did well was not getting the tape mixed up. What I could do better is talk to my group more because I wasn’t really talking to my group. What worked well was that our tower could stand 1m high. I think that the base made it taller because it was wider and able to hold it up high.

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