Measurements

Some examples of simetrical measurements are those, our weights and height.
-Francisco measures 5 feet and weighs 116 pounds.
-Julio measures 5 feet and 3 inches and weighs 99 pounds.
-Nacho measures 5 feet and weighs 121 pounds .
-Alicia measures 4 feet and 8 inches and weighs 88 pounds.
-Maria measures 5 feet and 3 inches and weighs 96 pounds .

THE RULES!

1.We are going to start in the high school.

2.We are going to give you a map.

3.On the map there are different numbers in different places. 

4.With each problem we are going to give you three or more results and one of them is the correct.

5.You must check the number of your result with the number on the map. 

6.For each problem that you solve we are going to give you a letter to find the name of the secret place. 

7.If the result is corret you will go to the correct place,but if the result is wrong you will go to the incorrect place. 

8.Finally you will arrive at the secret place. 

9.When you finish the game,you will obtain a different prize depending on your position.

These are some examples of measurements of the Customary System

1.A glass of water contains 8 fluid onces
2.A computer weighs 25 pounds
3.That truck weighs 10 tons
4.A grey squirrel is about 11 inches long

5.8 pt=4 quarts
6. 5 c=2.5 pints
7. 96 oz=6 pounds
8. 5 T = 10,000 pounds
9. 2.5 lbs = 40 ounces
10. 2 T =4,000 pounds

TO EXPLORE

This is the second recording of the second section that calls: TO EXPLORE

SIR CUMFERENCE

SIR CUMFERENCE AND THE FIRST ROUND TABLE This is the summary of the book: Sir Cumference and his family (Radius and Lady Di) lived in Camelot, King Arthur's Kingdom. King Arthur asked Sir Cumference for help because his table was rectangular and he dad to shout. Sir Cumference and Lady Di cut the table in half and put the two halves side-by-side. Now the table was a square. Geo of Metry, the camperter, helped them. King Arthur didn't like the new table and ask Sir Cumference to make a new table. They cut the square table diagonatly and they put the two halves together to form a diamond. Now the corner of the diamond table stuck into the king's stomach like a sword. So they cut the corner's of the parallelograms and made an octagon. Now the table have got 8 sides, but there are 12 knights. So they have to share the sides and they dont like it. The kings decides to make an oval table. The knights at the end of the oval table bumped into the King because there wasn't enough room. Sir Cumference felt bad because all thetable had a problem. He didn't know what to do. So Sir Cumference, Radius and Ladi Di went on a ride. They found a big problem there. They cut a cross-section of the trunk to make a new table. The new round table was perfect. The book was interesting, because we are learning geometry and the game we are creating is about the geometry in the city, and with the book we learn How to turn a rectangle into an octogon. So we like the book. The game is about the geometry of the city, so, we learnt something with this book, for example How to turn a rectangle into an octogon. We will explain the children those things that we learnt in the book. Explanation of How to turn a rectangle into an octagon: First you have a rectangle. Then you cut the rectangle in half and put the two halves side-by-side. Now we have a square. After that you cut the square diagonally and put the halves together to form a diamond. Next you cut the corners of the paralellogram an make an octogon.

These are the measurements that they use in England and the United States.

Dream

This is the first recording of the first section called DREAM.

THE GAME

Maths Expedition

Rules of the game:
 We will give you some envelopes with some instructions. The first instruction tells you where you should you go by means of mathematical problems and riddles. It will have 5 levels or more with 5 envelopes or more, also there will be two groups, and  they compete to win a prize. At the end of the game all of them will have all the results of each level. You mustn't receive help from the citizens.

THE LAST TUESDAY

Now we are talking about the last tuesday, (9-april-2013).
We went to see some buildings that follow the laws of geometry.
We went with our teachers of maths(César and Ana) and our language assistant(Erica).
We walked around Plasencia and we saw:
-Circular manhole(s). We saw circular manhole(s) that are always circular, so that the people that are in the hole don't have an accident.
-Fountain with the shape of an octogonal prism.The fountain has an octogonal base. To measure the capacity of this you must discover the volume.
-Stairs. There is a law that says that the stairs have a determinate measurement.
-Ramp. Is the same, it has got another law to build this
-The main square. We measure how many people could fit in the main square of Plasencia during a concert.
-The order of numbers in the street and in the main square. In the main square the numbers are in order, but in a street the even numbers are in one side and the odd numbers are in the other side.

PRESENTATION

Hello, first of all, we are a group of children that study in

IES SIERRA DE SANTA BARBARA (Plasencia, Cáceres, Spain)
We have a blog called MathsSanMiguel, this blog is composed of five members, our names are:
-Francisco
-Nacho
-Julio
-María
-Alicia
This proyect is very interesting because wee learn things that we didn't know and also we enjoy ourself while we create games.