If every Venable All-Star, in kindergarten or older, votes in the March Book Madness finals, how many votes will the winning book need?
A kinda mean toad talks about the mean at http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7729561
To watch a rather popular toad explain the mode, check out: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7763967
To see a middling toad explain the median, go to http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7763956.
To watch a rather popular toad explain the mode, check out: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7763967
To see a middling toad explain the median, go to http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7763956.
Are We Squares?
Third grade Quest mathematicians have been measuring themselves! Working in metric lengths, these kiddos have improved their accuracy as well as their estimation skills. Almost everyone has determined if they are a square or a rectangle according to their length (heel to head) and width (arm span).
Mathematicians will continue to estimate and measure their necks, wrists, tibias and more. We'll use these measurements to determine the size of the average 3rd grader, then build him or her! |
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The Land of Treble Where Everything Comes In Three!
3rd graders explored base three during Quest Math time on Thursday! After imagining life in Treble, we worked with Treble money system. Like everything else on Treble, their money is in base three unlike our base ten system.
With the goal of buying a Slurp for a trickle, kids rolled the die to earn Trible money. Rolls required exchanging Gickles for Bickles and Bickles for Rickles until finally earning a Trickle! Sound confusing? Your kiddos were quite masterful at converting this base three system of money! In January, we'll visit the Treble's money system again, but 3rd graders will spend Treble money forcing them to subtract in base three. At a recent meeting of Quest teachers, we agreed that working with other base systems really highlighted each child's understanding of our base ten system. Ask your third grader about each. |
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Mathematical Art Outside of the Quest Room.....
Big numbers are...... big! 3rd graders have discovered, during WIN time in the Quest room, that drawing a lot of lines takes a lot of time!
These third grade are now familiar with the terms diameter, radius, and center point! Each team became familiar with those terms as they used a compass, a traditional one or a hand-built giant-sized one, to draw a circle with the diameter they specified.
When groups developed their own versions of Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 686 (see post below), they determined the number of lines they would draw inside their circle. Their goal was to develop a pattern like the artist (5, 5,000, 5, 5, 25,000). But, once they began creating their own version, the reality of big numbers sunk in a little more deeply.
One group, who drew a smaller circle with a few lines, finished. A couple of other small circle groups are close and have developed plans for finishing their work at school. 3 groups with BIG circles have decided to either take their work home or enlist help.
So, if your kiddo comes home talking about drawing an incredible number of lines, know they should do what they are comfortable doing. We can find additional line drawing assistance at Venable!
These third grade are now familiar with the terms diameter, radius, and center point! Each team became familiar with those terms as they used a compass, a traditional one or a hand-built giant-sized one, to draw a circle with the diameter they specified.
When groups developed their own versions of Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 686 (see post below), they determined the number of lines they would draw inside their circle. Their goal was to develop a pattern like the artist (5, 5,000, 5, 5, 25,000). But, once they began creating their own version, the reality of big numbers sunk in a little more deeply.
One group, who drew a smaller circle with a few lines, finished. A couple of other small circle groups are close and have developed plans for finishing their work at school. 3 groups with BIG circles have decided to either take their work home or enlist help.
So, if your kiddo comes home talking about drawing an incredible number of lines, know they should do what they are comfortable doing. We can find additional line drawing assistance at Venable!
In September, every Venable third grader visited UVA's Fralin Museum to see works of art selected for the Writer's Eye literary competition. A featured artist of the exhibit is Sol LeWitt. Recently, local artists helped recreate his work, 'Wall Drawing 686.' How did they recreate his work? 5 people drew 5,000 5-inch lines within a 5 foot circle in 5 days using number 5 pencils resulting in 25,000 lines drawn! Wowza! That's some fabulous math to delve into!
You can watch the creation of UVA's rendering of 'Wall Drawing 686' at http://viewpure.com/erx0mrmOMUo?ref=bkmk and read about it at: http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Sol-LeWitt-Wall-Drawing-Created-at-The-Fralin-Museum-of-Art--323915801.html Third graders are already pondering how we could create our own version of 'Wall Drawing 686'......
You can watch the creation of UVA's rendering of 'Wall Drawing 686' at http://viewpure.com/erx0mrmOMUo?ref=bkmk and read about it at: http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Sol-LeWitt-Wall-Drawing-Created-at-The-Fralin-Museum-of-Art--323915801.html Third graders are already pondering how we could create our own version of 'Wall Drawing 686'......
How Big?
3rd grade mathematicians have explored the Base Ten metric measurement system by cutting out strips as long as different creatures in the sea (on average) in both centimeters. Read about the journey below and click on a picture to see the pictures clearly.