Tuesday 20 August 2013

Comparing weights in Maths

"It was fun and hard because we measured stuff and I didn't know which one was heavier than the other" - Kate

"It was fun and easy because we had the scales to help us" - George

It would have been tricky if we didn't have any scales" - Ayami

"If you're not sure if one is heavier than the other one in your hands, you can put it on the scales to find out which one is harder and which one is lighter" - Annabelle

"It was challenging when they are really the same weight - then I used the scales" - Rachel

Was it easy to collaborate to start with?  No

Did it get easier?  Yes!

What made it easier?  What did you do to make it work better?  

  • We used the scales
  • Talking
  • Lots of thinking!
  • Reflecting - what was bigger and what would be heavier
  • We put ourselves into small groups to work together
  • We had two leaders
  • We had to be determined - "because it was hard if we didn't use the scales and then when people moved things" - Thomas
We learnt that just because something is big it isn't always heavier "because other things look small but they are heavier because they are made from different things" - Dinesan

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