Bees Project
Bees Final Write Up
Introduction
Problem: Is there a specific reason that bees use hexagons in there hives? Would there be another shape that would be more effective?
1.Volume: The amount of space “something” occupies.
2.Surface Area: The outside part of a cretin object.
3.Tessellations: An arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, in a pattern that repeats itself.
Structural integrity: A certain shape that holds together well, during this project we broke down all the shapes and decide which one was the strongest, using marshmallows and toothpicks as diagrams. Bees use hexagons because they are the most effective with strength and the amount of captivity they hold.
Breaking it down:
Lsa : 735
2. Triangular Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 900
3. Rectangular Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 789.6
4. Pentagon Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 752.5
Portfolio
Throughout the semester I have seen my growth in my overall grasp on math. Personally I hate math, by far my least favorite subject and I have been struggling with it ever since 5th grade when fractions were introduced. One strength I have improved is working on the board during class. I have definitely been more engaged and thinking outside of the box with my group. The tessellations project is very fun I think because it doesn't really involve numbers and formulas. My math teacher Dan has really helped me out on getting a hand on these subjects with his creative teaching style.
Sources: Google Area calculator
Introduction
Problem: Is there a specific reason that bees use hexagons in there hives? Would there be another shape that would be more effective?
1.Volume: The amount of space “something” occupies.
2.Surface Area: The outside part of a cretin object.
3.Tessellations: An arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, in a pattern that repeats itself.
Structural integrity: A certain shape that holds together well, during this project we broke down all the shapes and decide which one was the strongest, using marshmallows and toothpicks as diagrams. Bees use hexagons because they are the most effective with strength and the amount of captivity they hold.
Breaking it down:
- Hexagonal Prism
Lsa : 735
2. Triangular Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 900
3. Rectangular Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 789.6
4. Pentagon Prism
Volume: 3897.11
Lsa: 752.5
Portfolio
Throughout the semester I have seen my growth in my overall grasp on math. Personally I hate math, by far my least favorite subject and I have been struggling with it ever since 5th grade when fractions were introduced. One strength I have improved is working on the board during class. I have definitely been more engaged and thinking outside of the box with my group. The tessellations project is very fun I think because it doesn't really involve numbers and formulas. My math teacher Dan has really helped me out on getting a hand on these subjects with his creative teaching style.
Sources: Google Area calculator
Problem Solving Cycle
|
Throughout this driving project that our class started, we had to come up with a question that involved driving. That simple right? But we had to use this "Problem solving cycle" which involved 5 steps.
|
