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Month: September 2016
Sep 21
Exponent Review – 10 learning outcomes – Nicholas Tang
Exponent Review – 10 learning outcomes – Nicholas T, Caitlin S, Tessa B -Exponents are the same thing as repeated multiplication (3)(3)(3)(3)(3)=(3)5 -3 is only multiplied by itself 2 times and 2 is multiplied by itself 3 times (3)(3) and (2)(2)(2) = 32 and 23 -Explain the role of parenthesis in powers by evaluating…
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Sep 13
Irrational Number other than PI: φ (pronounced “phi”)
This number is equal to about 1.61803398875, also known as the golden ratio or divine proportion. It is essential to geometry ad can be expressed as a ratio of a regular pentagon’s diagonal to the length of a side. This number has always fascinated mathematicians, astronomers, biologists and artists, since the ratio is representing is…
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Sep 8
Bubble Gum Lab – Nicholas Tang
Conclusion Gum A, Hubba Bubba, was able to make bigger bubbles than Gum B, Big League Chew. However, Gum A was not able to stretch as much as Gum B. In our lab, Gum A stretched 53cm while Gum B stretched 133cm. We do not have a solid reason of why this is but it…
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Sep 7
Math Football – Nicholas Tang
Process: We chose the hexagon to be the shape of our football. We started by snapping the pieces of spaghetti into quarters, then individually made hexagons with the spaghetti. The small pieces of spaghetti were connected by mini marshmallows. After making a bunch of hexagons, we pushed them together from the sides and used smaller…
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