Paradise - Waimarie Smith

Word Puzzle 5

Give a clue in the comments below...

Maths Puzzle

Can you find the multiplication in this word problem?

The bike factory has been very busy making bikes ready for Christmas. 
Question 1
There are 100 wheels ready, how many bicycles could they make?

Question 2
If half of the wheels will be made into tricycles, how many tricycles will be made?  How many bicycles will be made?  What other cycle could be made?

Explain your thinking using multiplication - arranging numbers in groups, and share your ideas in the comments below.

Inquiry questions

We have been talking about gravity and how it holds us down or makes it difficult to lift a heavy load but where does it come from?  What do you think?

The biggest number...

What is the biggest number you can write and read?  comment below and don't forget to challenge yourself to do an even bigger one next time!  What does a trillion look like?  

Word Puzzle 4

What do you think?

Maths Problem - Week 1

Grandpa has five pockets in his jacket. 

In one pocket he has one chocolate. 

In another pocket he has two chocolates. In another he has double that many chocolates. 

In yet another he has double that many and in the fifth pocket he has double that many again.

How many chocolates does Grandpa have in his jacket?

How would your solve this problem?  Explain your strategy in the comments below.  Don't forget to reply to others and see if they have a different strategy from your own!