Saturday, February 28, 2015

Are you ready for your first Blog Challenge for the year?

Be the first Room 7 student to post a comment with the correct solution to both of the challenges and you take home the prize.  Be the first Room 7 student to post on your solutions for the challenges and you get a tiny edible prize.

Challenge 1:

Which one of the following is used to measure very small lengths such as the thickness of a sheet of paper?
vernier,  galvanometer, micrometer, sextant, photometer

Challenge 2:
In which situation is Mr Seaton likely to be reprimanded?

a.  Mr Seaton, the accountant, is two hours late.
b.  Mr Seaton, the accountant is two hours late.

A challenge for any of our St Mary's families who are not in Room 7.  Be the first family to comment with the correct solution and you will receive a prize.  Remember in your comment to put your child's name and their Room number so we know where to take the prize.

Challenge for the families:

Janet and John buy land for $250,000.  Janet pays $150,000 and John pays the rest.  When the land sells for $300,000, they divided the money in the same ratio as their original payments.  How much does John receive from the sale of the land?

A challenge for our school staff.  Be first staff member to comment with the correct solution and you will receive a prize.

Challenge for the staff:

Kirsty's school locker has a two-digit number on it.  The sum of the two digits is 10 and their difference is 2.

If the locker number is less than 50, what number is it? 




6 comments:

  1. Challenge 1 micro meter 2 b

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  2. Congratulations Ben you are the first to comment and you have the correct answers. You prize will be delivered soon.

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  3. Hello Mrs Baines and Room 7, my guess is 46. Fingers crossed!

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  4. Congratulations Mrs Matheson, you have won the staff prize.

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