According to The Guinness Book of Records the largest chocolate Easter Egg went on display at Le Acciaierie Shopping Centre, in Cortenuova, Italy, on 2011.
Egg Weight = 7,200 kg = 15,873 lbs
Height = 10 m = 34 ft
Circumference = 19.6 m = 64 ft
The sugar content for easter eggs is: 55-65% by weight
So we will assume the sugar content of the giant egg was in the middle:
Australia is reviewing its Maths Curriculum.
Sides are taken. Arguments are rife. See the excellent article by Donna Lu, Cracking the formula: how should Australia be teaching maths under the national curriculum?, The Guardian,13 FEB, 2022)
Should teachers teach? Or students explore problems? (Called Cognitive Activation in academe!)
Why not, both? Then add outdoor maths (below) plus defronting the classroom sometimes and try some maths selfies for homework. More ideas here.
It doesn’t matter what’s written in the curriculum, the biggest problem in maths for students is
Here, to tackle boredom are:
“A growing body of research shows us that outdoor play leads to better physical and mental health, has positive effects on cognitive function and learning, and reduces the incidence of behavioural problems.” Maria Zotti, Nature Play, SA.
Peter Dunstan, Principal Kilkenny PS, SA, writes in SAPPA magazine, Primary Focus, that outdoor play fosters “wonderment, independence and freedom” as well as “social skills, imagination, creativity and problem solving”.
Inspired by SAPPA and NaturePlay, Mathspig has produced her own outdoorsy maths list:
References:
7. Robin Hood Give us your best shot.
9. You can measure the volume of your lungs by blowing one breath into a balloon and pushing it into a full bucket of water. Measure the overflow.
15: Outdoor Maths: Times Tables
21. Light intensity links. Here and here.
36. Killer heels that really kill.
PDF file: 1. Crazy math maze work sheet 1 UK
PDF file: 2. Crazy math maze work sheet 2 UK
PDF file: 3. Crazy math maze work sheet ANS UK
PDF file: Crazy math maze work sheet 1 USA
PDF file: Crazy math maze work sheet 2 USA
PDF File: Crazy math maze work sheet ANS USA
This is the best Middle School Probability outdoor exercise EVER!
1 coin per student.
In the schoolyard, students move back and forward with the flip of a coin. Must be a good flip. This exercise works best with a grid drawn on the schoolyard in chalk, perhaps. (See pic below) If possible film the exercise from above.
Now here are lots of people doing this 2D random Walk on Wall St. The results are totally amazing.
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Watch for the Bell Curve. It’s AWESOME.
This video was made by The National Museum of Mathematics NY.
Check out their Squared wheeled bike here.
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush?
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests?
3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream?
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult?
5. How many countries in Africa?
6. What happens when you Google this number, 241543903?
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck?
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed?
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig?
10. How many times does England fit into Australia?
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost?
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide?
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123?
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds?
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet?
20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world?
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush? HERE
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests? HERE
3. 3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream? GOOGLE IT!
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult? HERE
5. 5. How many countries in Africa? GOOGLE IT!
6. What happens when you Google this number: 241543903? HERE
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck? HERE
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed? HERE and HERE
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig? GOOGLE IT!
10. How many times does England fit into Australia? GOOGLE IT!
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost? GOOGLE AGAIN.
12. Why is 70 a weird number? HERE
13. Why Google Googol? HERE
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide? HERE
15. If the population of the world spread across the USA , what area would we get each?
GOOGLE THE NUMBERS!
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
GOOGLE HIM.
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123? HERE
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds? HERE
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet? HERE
20. 20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world? HERE
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush?
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests?
3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream?
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult?
5. How many countries in Africa?
6. What happens when you Google this number, 241543903?
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed?
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig?
10. How many times does England fit into Australia?
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost?
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide?
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123?
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds?
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet?
20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world?
1. How many bristles in a toothbrush? HERE
2. What % of Oxygen in the atmosphere comes from forests? HERE
3. 3. How loud was the loudest recorded human scream? GOOGLE IT!
4. How many apples could kill an average-sized adult? HERE
5. 5. How many countries in Africa? GOOGLE IT!
6. What happens when you Google this number: 241543903? HERE
7. How many vertebrae in a giraffe’s neck? HERE
8. What is the highest recorded wind speed? HERE and HERE
9. What is the world record high-jump height for a guinea pig? GOOGLE IT!
10. How many times does England fit into Australia? GOOGLE IT!
11. How much did the most expensive dessert ever cost? GOOGLE AGAIN.
12. Why is 70 a weird number? HERE
13. Why Google Googol? HERE
14. How many burgers does McDonalds sell a second worldwide? HERE
15. If the population of the world spread across the USA , what area would we get each?
GOOGLE THE NUMBERS!
16. How many times was the most frequently married person in the world, married?
GOOGLE HIM.
17. Why is Zero Zero Zero like 123? HERE
18. What is the world record for the greatest number of snorts in 10 seconds? HERE
19. How long would it take to grow your hair to your feet? HERE
20. 20. What number causes the greatest loss of money in the world? HERE
More Info: New York Times, 5 April 2021
Also: Which sport is more DANGEROUS to play? Cricket or baseball?
METRIC version here.
This is the teaser trailer for the Godzilla vs Kong movie out in MAY, 2021. The voiceover is a poem by UK poet W. B. Yeats called The Second Coming.
The poem is a truly horrifying reflection on WW1.
What would happen if a middle school student grew as much as GODZILLA!!!!!!
Might need bigger chairs at school!!!
The problem for the 2021 film Godzilla vs Kong is that Kong has never been as big as Godzilla even in the obscure 1962 Japanese movie King Kong vs Godzilla (below).
So either The Zilla will have to shrink or Kong will have to grow for the 2021 film. BUT HOW MUCH should Kong grow? Remember Kong was still a teenager in Kong Skull Island (2017) so he was still growing.
A raucous romp through the absurdities of American Gun Culture
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Comic & cutting comment plus random raves.
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