Finding the maths in our inquiry:

We have been thinking and reflecting on what we have learnt this term. Through experimentation with many different materials, our movement inquiry has allowed us to make the following mathematical understandings and connections:

• size and shape impact the way things move
• curved objects roll the best
• a ramp has to face downwards
• Weight impacts on movement  
• heavy things fall faster than lighter things

Some of the Preps using words that describe position and movement:

“the cars roll down the ramp”

“when you drop a leaf, it floats down slowly”

“my breath can blow a party whistle and make it curl up”

“wind is a force”