She wanted to know if all Party Packs of lollies had the same number of each type of lolly, because Mrs O does not like milk bottles and wants to know if there will always be the same number of milk bottles in every packet.
To begin with, we were split into three equal groups. Each group had to sort and tally their lolly types, then draw a graph to show the types of lolly contained in their pack. Every group worked super well, sharing turns at counting the lollies.
After graphing the results, we shared them as a class. It was interesting to find out that NO there are not the same number of each type of lolly - one group had only 7 milk bottles while another group had 14 milk bottles! We decided that it was just luck as to whether or not Mrs O gets lots of milk bottles in her next packet.
We also found out that not all bags have the same TOTAL number of lollies. The bags are packed by weight, so one group had a lot of small lollies (jellybeans) so their total number of lollies was higher than another group who had more of the heavier lollies (jet planes and snakes).
I loved how everyone shared and didn't yell and scream at each other and by the way I love you and Mrs may you are awesome.
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I agree with you Rubie. I was SUPER IMPRESSED with how every group shared turns at counting each lolly category and sharing the lollies out at the end. Just goes to show what fantastic kids we have in Room 4. Mrs O
ReplyDeleteWow Room 4! So that is what you get up to when I am away! Lollies at Maths time, YUMMO! It certainly looks like you did a lot of terrific learning with your party packs before your were allowed to eat them and your findings were very interesting. However, I am not entirely convinced, so I shall continue to buy more party packs and conduct my own research at home! - Mrs May (lolly lover)
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