Athletic Maths and Measuring

Checking a measurement

Doing maths outside is something that everyone in Ganges class enjoys and with a focus on measuring this March a series of athletic based events provided the perfect opportunity to get out and get active.

However, before a single bean bag, javelin or football was measured we had to get our maths heads on and estimate how far they had gone (an estimate is a thoughtful guess).

We had the option of using a range of different measuring equipment outside from metre rulers to tape measures and trundle wheels. The important thing you need top remember when using a trundle wheel is to make sure you start off with it at zero otherwise you will get an incorrect measurement.

100 metres in 9.63 seconds -WOW!

Everyone enjoyed learning about measuring in the sunshine and some of us were very good at estimating. We finished off by trying to correctly estimate 50 metres across the playground. That is half the distance Usain Bolt runs as his main event is the 100 metre race. We all agreed that running that far in 9.63 seconds at the 2012 Olympic final in London is just amazing.