Mighty Maths!
Have you played mathletics this week?
Goemetry!
To start term 3 we will be looking at rotation, tesselations and symmetry.
Have a go at these at home:
- Cut an orange in half - how many lines of symmetry can you see?
Challenges!
What letters of the alphebet have lines of symmetry?
What letters of the alphabet will look the same if you 'flip' them or look at them in a mirror?
What 2D shape will look the same no matter which way you rotate it?
Statistics!
In the second half of term 3 we will be looking at probability. Have a go at these at home:
Answer the following statements with either:
Certainly
Very Likely
Quite Likely
Not Likely
Never
- Your tooth will fall out today
- You will go in an aeroplane tomorrow
- Micheal Jackson will visit you this week
- Mum or dad will read you a story tonight
- You will have pizza for dinner tonight
- Ken, the class frog will turn into an elephant
- You will breathe in the next hour
- You will go outside this afternoon
- It will be your birthday this month
Challenges to think about...
What are the chance of rolling a four on the dice?
What are the chance of rolling doubles on the dice?
What are the chances of winning lotto?
Math websites to try at home:
http://www2.nzmaths.co.nz/frames/Families/Activities.aspx
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/math-games.htm