Maths Reflection

1 thing I have learnt in maths- I use guess and check a lot and it makes it easy

1 thing that I need to work on- I think that I need to work on my teamwork because I usually do it by myself so I need to share with my PS group

Skills I have used in my problem solving group- I have used +, -, x, ➗ and guess and check.

problem solving

Captain James Cook

Facts about Tupaia

FACTS ABOUT TUPAIA

Who was he?
He was a Polynesian Artist, Translator, Navigator and Voyager.

Where did he come from?
French Polynesian Tahiti south pacific

What is he well known for?
His Travelling with Captain James cook, Translating and Navigating

Why was he in NZ?
He played a major role in moving between Māori communities and the crew of the Endeavour during Lieutenant James Cook's first visit to New Zealand in 1769.

What happend to him?
He died from pneumonia

Maths

Today in problem solving we solved a question, this is the question:


Tukutuku panels can be made from wooden rods (kaho) with cross stitches (tuinga), often using many colours.
The kaokao is a traditional tukutuku design that symbolises the strength of a warrior.

Imagine you continued this pattern until there were 8 kaho. How many tuinga would there be?
What if there were18 kaho? What if there were 38 kaho?
Find a way to calculate the number of tuinga needed for any number of kaho

 This is one of the ways we figured it out-