Making a circle from a rectangle…
Today we read a short story about a clever princess who asked the king for land. She asked for only enough that an ox hide could cover. Thinking that the area would be small, the king agreed. The princess went to work and cut the hide into strips, sewed the ends together, and then was able to make a new shape…a circle! See our “hides” and compare the area of the beginning rectangle to the completed circle! Wow! What a huge difference!
Then…we had a great time seeing what all could be made from our strips.
April 24th, 2008 at 9:29 am
that was cool!!!
April 24th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
That was so cool i didn’t know we could do that with just a sheet of paper.
April 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
that was wierd i didnt think you could make a HUGE circle from just a little sheet of paper everybody could sit in thier circle!!!!!!!!!!!
April 28th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I never knew what a plain ol’ piece of paper could turn into!! My circle was HUUUUUUGGGGEEE!!!
April 29th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
That was so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
That was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20th, 2008 at 9:37 am
hey i love the new games in class were doing it is so fun!!!!
and it is a nice break from all the work we have ben doing
May 20th, 2008 at 9:39 am
i love the origami we did it so cool i never knew that you could make a paper balon.
May 20th, 2008 at 9:43 am
thanks for all the fun and games that help us with brain building and also for the visit of the people from a different country and language. my favoorite game is battle ship and computer actvites,thanks miss spence!
May 20th, 2008 at 9:44 am
thanks for alll your hard work in the class
May 20th, 2008 at 9:44 am