Calculating the Scale Factor

Maths today

Aotearoa New Zealand

Earlier this week the playground had a make over with fresh new paint and a brand new map of Aotearoa New Zealnd. We wondered if the map is an accurate representation of The Land of the Long White Cloud, and if so just how long is it?
We set out to find the answer to the following questions:

Is our new New Zealand map drawn to scale?

If so, what is the scale factor, and if not, how much is it out by?

Groups working together to decide on the best way to approach the problem.



Measuring distances to compare with the internet or the atlas.

The measuring tape proved much more accurate than metre rulers.

Ryan researched distances in New Zealand on the internet.

Ethan compared distances on an atlas map with those on the playground map.



Science Fair 2012

Recently we held our Kimihia School Science Fair. It was exciting to see the students involved sharing their work and discussing their investigations with the judges, and then later with classes that came to view the projects. Today the winners of the School Science Fair took their boards to the Waikato Science Fair in Hamilton. We are anxiously awaiting the results from that competition to see how well we fared. Check out the Science Fair page to see all the project boards and the results of our School Science Fair.

WaiMaths Quiz 2012

Last night a team of three Year 7s and a team of three Year 8's competed in the annual WaiMaths competition run by the Waikato Maths Association. Around 30 schools enter a team of three who work together for 45 minutes to solve maths problems as quickly as possible.
Well done to the Year 8 team; Sonya, Caleb and Blair, who began strongly showing co-operation and perseverence through to the end of the competition.
Congratulations to the Year 7 team; Stephen, Joe and Cameron who demonstated excellence and cooperation to achieve 4th place. A fantastic result.