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How does prime factorization help you to answer this problem more efficiently?

Prime factorizations would help you solve this problem because they are numbers that are divisible by 111,111. So you keep on dividing the numbers in the prime factorization of 111,111 until you reach 0.

Stop Motion Video

Block F Swimming

I am the last person in the video.

Pattern 1 & 2

Tuning

Blog the Reflection for Investigation 2

Question: How can you decide whether finding common multiples or common factors is helpful in solving a problem?

Answer:

Common Multiples:

When to find common multiples: If you want to find when 2 or more numbers reach the same number again.

Question that requires you to find common multiples: Billy Bob and Billy Bob Jr swim. Billy Bob swims every 2nd day and Billy Bob Jr swims every 3rd day. If they both start at the 1st day of the month, when will the swim together again?


Common Factors:

When to find common factors: When you want to equally share 2 or more items.

Question that requires you to find common factors: Johnny has 50 cans of apple juice and 2 packs of cheese. He wants to make packs of apple juice and cheese. All packs have the same amount of apple juice and cheese. What is the maximum number of packs Johnny can make?

Homemade Water Balance

1. What is the fundamental concept about the metric system that makes it possible to measure the mass of an unknown object with water?

1mL = 1 gram









2. Any balance or scale has a maximum amount of mass it can measure. What is the maximum mass that your homemade water balance can measure?  Explain.

About 1.3 liters, because the bottle we used has a mass of 1.5 and we cut the top of the bottle.

Parent/Student Agreement

Why do you think you are responsible enough to take your laptop home and back to school each day?
-I show I'm responsible because I check my Google calendar daily and get everything done. I am also very organised.


How will you make sure that your laptop is charged each night? Where will you charge it? When? Explain your routine?
-I will double check that my laptop is charged each night when I prepare my uniform. I will charge it on top of my desk before I brush my teeth.