3D Cubes

We had this problem that had 3D cubes.

First we discovered all the things that it could be. Some people thought it looked like a flower and others thought it looked like a minecraft flower. At first I thought it looked like a stamp that looked like a plus.

Then we organised our thinking into a chart. We found out that each time the pattern grew it added five. It added one to the top and one on the four sides.

Number in Sequence	Number of Cubes
1	1
2	6
3	11
4	16
5	21
6	26
7	31
8	36
9	41
10	46

We drew the next two in the sequence so we could check if it was right. We thought that we would find the tenth in the sequence. We did this by adding five.

From there we did trial and improvemnet to find a formula.

The formula is y = (y-1) 5 +1

(y is the sequence)

BEDMAS is to help us with order of oprations it help us make the formula.

By Zach

Growth Mindset Splat!

In Nicola's Maths group, we have been thinking about growth mindset. We know that people are not born with a Maths brain and that when we challenge ourselves, our brains grow. In Jo Boaler's Ted Talk, "Believe in you Maths Potential" she says that it is important to see Maths visually. People visualise Maths in different ways. 

We have been looking at Splats and discussing the different ways that we see Maths. Here are some examples:

 

We watched Class Dojo and Maths and did a "Quick Write" about what we learnt. 

By Alex P

By Parker