Lauren- Algebra at Open Day at Tamaki College

Terminology

Expressions - Mathematical term for no equal sign

Variable - Mathematical term for letters

Coefficient - Mathematical term for number before the letter

Constant - Mathematical term for the number all by itself

When variables are the same, we call them like terms

When adding like terms keep the variable the same.

2a+5a= 7a

4c+5c= 9c

7p-4p= 3p

ab+2ab= 3ab

“Maths eyes”

If there is no number next to the letter the it always means one

2a+4c+5c+5a=

7a+9c

4b+3g+2b+6g= 15bg :(

Not allowed.

If the letters are not the same then keep them separate.

Algedra must be in alphabetical order.

3f+2g+4f+7g=

7f+9g

2a+3a2+4a=

Correct: 3a2 + 6a

If there is a exponent then it stays separate.

Today at Tamaki College we learnt this in maths class B12. I really enjoyed today and would like to come to this school.

I found out to get the little two then highlight it and push control dot. I recently learnt how to do it. If you want to do any challenges then go to freerice.com It donates rice to kids who haven't eaten for days. There's always something to learnt. That's what Miss Dunn said.

Lauren-Cook Island Language Week

Today we had three visitors from Auckland Museum that came to our school. I learnt much about their language and history of their ancestors of how they made their rope out of coconuts. The ancestors burnt a tree log and scraped out the charcoal to make it deep. They said that the american team got the inspiration from the ancestors. We were introduced to a special drill. There was a special way to work it they asked boys and girls. I was the only one to show them how it worked. I liked how we got to interact with the equipment and weave the rope through the wood. I hope that they can come back again to teach us more about other things.

Lauren - Comic explanation

This is my explanation comic that I did in class today.

Lauren- Learning Hockey

Today at 9:30 am my class and I went to play hockey. We got taught by a lady named lydia. The first thing she taught us was the safety tips. The first one was to always keep the stick on the ground at all times. The second one was to not swing the stick around to avoid hitting someone in the head. The first activity we did was follow the leader, you had to try lose your team. We played the other game called traffic light green meant go, orange meant slow down, red meant stop, purple meant reverse and silver meant super fast. Other game we played was you had to try hit the ball up and down on your stick. The last game we played was we had to run around the goal and try and hit it in the other goal. Lydia was so fun to work with and I can’t wait till next week.

Lauren- Line Graphs And Pie Charts

Walt: Solve Problems

In this game I was learning to revise pie and line graphs. It was a bit difficult at the start but as

I went on it got easier I got the first three right and knew the rest. You needed to know how to add and subtract. I can improve on this by learning more of it. I would like to learn geometry.   

Lauren - Positioning Fractions on the Number Line

Walt: Position fractions on the number line.

In this game you have to place the fractions on the number line. This was a little bit hard for me because I didn't really get this number line. My teacher gave me more examples then I started to understand it more. I really liked playing this game because it was fun and interesting. I managed to put them all in the correct positions to go to the next stage. I would like to learn more about number lines. The next thing I want to learn is my decimals.