Maths Learning Story.

Maths may not teach me how to add love or subtract hate but it gives me hopes that every problem has a solution. I might not like maths but I think it’s very worthwhile.

Today’s Problem.

3 cm

10 cm

3 cm

Alister and Sam are refilling the fridge with milk cartons. They want to save time
by transporting the milk boxes in a bigger container so they can carry more at once.

I think that this problem asking us or me to find out how many milk cartons can fit in the container or to find out the volume.

How many boxes can they fit into the container?

How I solved the problem.

First I multiplied the centimeters of the milk boxes like this:

Milk Carton: 4.5 cm x 3 cm x 10 cm. But I usually explain it like this: L x W x H which means Length x Width x Height.

My answer was 135 cm. I didn’t use a calculator to solve this equation, I solved it in a short and in a different way:

4.5 x 3 = 13.5 cm

13.5 x 10 = 135cm > Answer.

Then I multiplied the box or green container:

Green container: 33 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm = 30492 cm.

Then I did this: 30492 cm ÷  135cm. My answer was 225 boxes.

From doing all that solving by myself, my answer for
How many boxes can they fit into the container? which is 225 boxes of milk.

In my group, I think I was good at asking questions for e.g “what do you mean by that?”
and “do you understand?” or “do you want me to repeat it to you?” In my group, I am also good at relating to others because I give my peers a chance to share their ideas, also to have a turn writing their math thinking and their ideas down.

In maths, I find it hard to work by myself because I can’t do the work on my own,
I need some help.  I think that the most difficult thing in maths would have to beshare back time with my group because usually when me and my group shares
back I’m like the shy person who doesn’t want to share but it’s only sometimes.

The K.C skill I used in maths was relating to others because whenever
I work in a group there's only 1 person who doesn’t talk about the maths we’re doing so
I gently remind them and say “Hey! look I know we’re doing maths so I think the talk
should be about maths”.

I think my next step in maths is to try not to leave 1 person in my group to
do all the work because sometimes I  do that in maths but when
the brainy people are not with me I try my best to solve the problem with my
buddies in maths.

Maths can be related to our lives. It can teach us to always be careful with the signs.