Equivalent Fractions

This week in maths we were learning about equivalent fractions.  Equivalent fractions are fractions that have the same value but do not look the same. For example, 4/6 and 2/3 are equivalent fractions because they both represent two thirds.

One of our tasks was to try these Transum activities.  There were four different levels and I did them all.

The activity I enjoyed the most was Level 3 where you had to find equivalent fractions because I learnt how to do it quickly and then it was easy.

The maths I had to use for this task was to figure out what number the denominator had been multiplied by and then multiply the numerator by the same number.

Being able to understand fractions can be important in cooking when you are adjusting a recipe to cook for different numbers of people.

Here is a picture of my task 3 and 4 activities.

                

Whiria te tangata weave the people together, Spaghetti experiment

Whiria te tangata weave the people together 

Aim

I think there is a connection in between the number of spaghetti strands  and the amount of weight it can hold before snapping

Method : get two desks or tables 20cm apart.

              : Between the desks we taped a piece of spaghetti

               : we then made a small bucket from a paper cup and string

                : then we made a small hook from a paper clip to connect the cup to the strand

                :   We then started to put small weights in the bucket like cup 

                : After it snapped we then weighed the weights to see how much the strand could hold 

Results

Spagheti	Mass
1	110
1	103
1	100
1	111
2	145
2	162
2	132
2	180
3	194
3	224
3	233
3	277
4	233
4	269
4	243
5	273
5	291
6	360
14	596
30	1218

conclusion 

I found out that a spaghetti could hold a lot more weight than I thought. The more strands you had the more weight it could hold