Rounding Decimals - Scooter Quest

Today for maths we played a game. In that game the objective was to round up decimal numbers and each answers we got right the we recived money for our character Jimmy. We needed to get enough money for Jimmy to buy a scooter. I enjoyed playing this game because it helped me improve on rounding decimals.

Electives

As part of our math task we were solving out a math problem given by Miss Kirkpatrick. I was working collaboratively with Mikihiro and Ofa. For this problem we used our multiplication, division and subtraction skills and were lucky to get the right answers. At first we were struggling because we didn't understand it so we read it twice and wrote all the key points from the problem. After trying a few times we figured the answer out. Today I learnt how to use my times table facts to find a fraction of a set.

Marathon Problem

For Maths this week we have been learning to use place value to add and subtract decimal numbers. We had to pair up with someone to solve a problem that Ms Kirkpatrick set for us. Freeman and I work really hard and got the answers fast. I learnt how to use place value to add and subtract decimal numbers.

Dewey Decimals

Decimals

Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically.

The books are given a decimal number according to their subject.

Try putting these numbers in order.

1.001 2.362 3.500 4.593.9

5.610 6.629.2 7.737.5 8.745.5

9.808.8 10.994

Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library.  What subjects do you find at these numbers.

004 - Data processing Computer science

796.3 - Athletics and outdoor games

500 - Natural Science and mathematics

821 - poetry

993.1 - NZ history

At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:

Myths and Legends? - 753

Fashion? - 687

Inventions? - 608

Birds? - 598

Fairy tales? - 398