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In these days, technology is improving so much. Therefore, almost every people who is living on Earth is watching their screens on the iPad, iPhone or even a computer. In this unit, we were figuring out how much time did I spend on a device over 11 years and how much time will I spend on a device until I die. What did you Discover? After doing lots of calculations I found out that I spent my whole life on the computer for 1.7 years. That means over the last 11 years, I spent my life on the computer for 2 hours per day which is ashort periods of time, but if you add it all up to how much days I am living here, it will be a crazy amount. This is the calculation I did for this unit.
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Pizza Problem All the studio 5 teachers gathered money and ordered 8 slices of pepperoni pizza. Ms.Amanda paid the most by paying 200,000 VND and the rest of the teachers paid each 30,000 VND. However, Ms.Amanda just ate dinner, so she is not hungry at all. Ms.Taryn ate a piece of salad before, so she is a little bit hungry. Ms.Suzanne hates pepperoni and Mr.Pug didn't eat anything for an entire day and he is starving to death. How would they split the pizza and eat it without any consequences? My Opinion I think you should split the pizza depending on how hungry you are because then, everybody would be all full and there would be less consequences about eating it. For example, if they split the pizza depending on how much you paid for it, it would be not efficient idea because there would be no point for Ms.Amanda to eat most of the pizza even though she paid the most due to being full after eating dinner. Thus, the other teachers will complain being really hungry. Therefore, I think they need to split the pizza depending on how hungry they are. Mr.Pug: 4 Pizzas Ms.Amanda: 1 Pizza Ms.Taryn: 2 Pizzas Ms.Suzanne: 1 Pizza What were you trying to Find Out? The goal for this unit was to figure out what is the most effective way to split the pizza fairly and support why do I think about it because we want to understand how does sharing objects with other people affect their emotions, personalities and point of views and how can we mentally share it fairly and efficiently. What did you Discover? I discovered that in this case, it would be the most efficient way to share the pizza if you split it depending on how hungry you are because if the person who paid the most money eats most of the pizza even though they're not hungry, it would be not fair for people who is really starving because for that person, there's no point for him or her to eat the pizza. What Surprised you? Something that really surprised me was that math could be also logical and you need to use it if you want to do something as a community efficiently by treating others equally thinking logically. For example, if somebody is so hungry that they can't hold it anymore, would you want to let them suffer just because you paid the most for the food? I definitely would not. What were you good at? From this unit, I learned about myself that I care about other people and I can work in a group efficiently by using our own resources to earn some and share them fairly with others to create greater relationships. For example, in this problem, Mr.Pug was starving to death, so I thought for a second, saving a human life more important than your money? Then, I realized he is one of the best teachers around this school and without him, we can't form studio 5, so I have decided to feed Mr.Pug more than anybody else. What do I still need to Practice However, I think I need to still practice to give examples of how did I make up this opinion because I did give some reason of why is this my answer, but some people didn't believe me due to not sharing how I calculated this, so next time, I should justify my claim by showing my calculations. What do I want to know now? This unit was really interesting, so this time, I want to know how will you share the pizza if all of the teachers are starving to death and Ms.Amanda paid most for the pizza once again because at this situation, money might influence sharing the pizza, but at the same time, everybody is starving to death, so I think this problem could be more serious business. Concusion For conclusion, it was a good experience to learn how math influence logic. Improving Weebly Comments
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Jordan is arranging a ping pong tournament. Hundreds of students will be coming to play. Jordan would like for everyone to play as many games as possible. The only available area for the tournament is the basketball court. He needs to fit as many tables as possible on the court. How many ping pong tables can he fit on the basketball court? What did I Discover? In this unit, I found out that the amount of ping pong table you can fit in the basketball court is 16 tables because the length and the width of the basketball court is 26 and 18.48m, so the area would be 26 x 18.48 = 364m2. Furthermore, the area of the ping pong table might be 3.75m2. That means you can fit 364 ÷ 3.75 = 97.0666... tables, but if you count the extra area you need to play ping pong, the total area would be 22.75m2, so 364 ÷ 22.75 = 16 tables can fit in the basketball court. What Surprised Me? There were lots of things that surprised me on this unit. One of that was that if you add the extra area that you need to play ping pong, then, the space the ping pong table will fit will increase. That means the number of ping pong table you can fit in the basketball court will shrink, but the area will get wider, longer and bigger. What were I good at? I think the thing that I was good at was that I calculated the area of something precisely and justified my claim with some clear evidence of solving various equations. Furthermore, it proves that I can use various strategies to find resolutions to huge problems. What do I still need to work on? However, I think I need to be aware of the situation I'm calculating because when I started this unit, I thought I just needed to solve how much tables can fit on the basketball court, but after already having the resolution to the problem, I realized if I solve it this way there would be no space for competitors to play ping pong. What do I want to know more about? Now, I want to know how does precise calculations affect problems in which are in different situations because the amount of the ping pong table that can fit in the basketball court without leaving any gaps and the amount of the ping pong table with the extra space that can fit in the basketball court can influence how will you play ping pong. Conclusion For conclusion, I hope I understand how does precise answer affect our lives. What were I Trying to Find Out?
In your life, have you ever wonder how big is your knees or how much your heart weight or how old are you when converting it into seconds? In this unit, we inquired through how does measurement effect our body in different ways such as your height or weight or etc. What did I Discover? After inquiring through our mysterious body, I have collected the data and form into a chart of measurements. While creating the chart, I have discovered that when converting measurements into mili, centi, basic and kilo rules, you need to always multiply or divide it into 10, 100 and 1,000. What Surprised me? What surprised me during this unit was that when you're figuring the volume of your body irregular shaped body, you can just put yourself in a container which is completely full of water, the water which spilled when you got in the container, is the exact volume of your body. This was surprising because water is part of nature and most of the times, when you put experiments to it, it will give some precise results. What were I good at? In this unit, I think I was good at having close estimates because I used the measurement I did like 1 month ago and use various equations to convert the estimate into mili, centi, basic and kilo rules. For example, when I measured the size of my foot, I used the measurement I got from the length of my shoe and subtract by 1 centimeter to get the estimate. However, I still didn't estimate the precise answer. What do I need to work on? Something that I need to work on is that to know how to use the measuring tools appropriately because then, you will not have a precise answer even though you used a high technique tool and also, you can injure somebody by using it as a weapon to hit somebody. For example, when tried to find out what is the volume of my water bottle, I poured the water in the mass cylinder not carefully, so some water spilled. Therefore, I needed to do it over and over again until I got it. What do I want to know Now? There lots of things that you can measure in your body, but what I want to know more is that how can you find the mass or the weight of your foot because if you just put your feet on the scale, the leg will impact the foot's weight. Therefore, I wonder what other ways are there to measure the weight of my feet. So far, I have one idea and that is to chop off our feet, put it on the scale, and tape it back to the legs. Conclusion For the conclusion, I think it has been a good experience to measure and notice how mysterious our body is and what other questions can we still inquire about. What kind of math needs to be done at the Olympic? Do we need to find out what's the length of the track? Do we need to measure it by estimate or precise answer? Can time impact some sports? In this unit, we researched what measurement needs to be done in the Olympic and why is relevant. These are the things we inquired about. 1. Curling 2. Alpine Ski 3. Biathlon 4. Bobsleigh 5. Cross Country Ski 6. Figure Skating 7. Freestyle Ski 8. Ice Hockey 9. Luge 10. Nordic Combined 10. Short Track Speed Skating 11. Skeleton 12. Ski Jump 13. Snowboard 14. Speed Skating What Did I Learn
After this unit, I have learned that every Olympic sport needs to be measured in specific ways or else it will influence the Olympic into a complete mass. For example, in Speed Skating, the player who got the fastest record will win the gold medal. However, if you don't calculate the time properly, the ranking will be a complete mess and it wouldn't be fair for players who tried their best to win. What Surprised Me In this unit, there were lots of things that was surprising. For example, when I compared the time record between skeleton and bobsleigh, I thought skeleton will have the faster record due to its lightness. However, as I inquired through, it turned out that bobsleigh was faster because as it goes down the ramp, the heavier it is, the more energy from the gravity will pull it down which creates more speed. What Did I learn about Myself In this unit, I didn't just learn about measurements, I learned about myself too. The thing that I learned about myself is that as I find new things, I always try to inquire it through and solve the answer to the problem by organizing the facts I have got. However, I'm not perfect yet due to not figuring out the precise answer of the problem. For example, when I was measuring the time record of short track speed skaters and finding out the total time, I thought I can just add it all by converting it into seconds and convert it again to minutes by dividing 60, but it turns out it wasn't precise, so I needed to add it all over again to find the correct the answer. Conclusion For the conclusion, I hope I have understand how does measurement inspire us to create something just like the Olympics. |