Small World

Appreciate what you have... watch this video to see why. It's about imagining the population of the planet as being only 100 people and showing the proportions of ethnicity, wealth, etc. as they are today.

You will need flash and broadband... [approximately only 3% of the world's population can achieve that]

Miniature Earth

Maths Legends

Who was the coolest mathematician ever?

Could it have been Pythagoras, Archimedes, or Eratosthenes?

What were their claims to fame? How have they influenced our world through their discoveries or theories? Do they have a particular thing they are renowned for?

Pick your favourite and say why :-)

Measurement

Our maths for Term One is to do with measurement. I have attached some hyperlinks to NZ Maths online, digital learning objects, and TKI's eLearning sites...

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

http://www.tki.org.nz/e/search/retrieve_search.php?&search_term_data=DC.Description%3BDC.Title%3BDC.Subject.Keyword%3BDC.Subject.Classification%3BTKI.SupplementaryTerm%3A%3Adigital+learning+objects+maths

Phew! That was a mouthful.

This is to backup what is being learnt and covered in class. You can find extra homework here if your parents want it. You can revise issues covered in class if you didn't understand. You can do it for fun if you really love maths.