SKILLS: Maths around us GRID
REFERENCE: The whole park!!
As you are meandering from one marvelous maths moment to another,
see how many of these magnificent magic mountain maths morsels you can find.
1) There are three tessellations at the maze entrance. Draw them.
2) 
What transformation appears on the rotunda between the maze and
roller coaster entrances.
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3) What is the basic shape of the umbrellas?
4) What is the direction of the drive wheel of the mountain slide?
5) Draw the four distortions of the figure below, as would appear in the mirrors at the kiosk
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6) Find the gradient (slope) of the ramp that takes you to the Rollercoaster (HINT: use the retaining wall to get the vertical and horizontal!)
7) 
Write in numerals, how long ago the first creature to crawl out of
the sea and breathe air appeared?
8) Find an example of the following geometric figures:
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Ellipse |
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Semi-cylinder |
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Rectangular prism |
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Trapezoidal prism |
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Square pyramid |
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Trapezium |
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Triangular prism |
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Concentric semicircles |
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9) What is the shape of the cemented area near the golf exit?
10) Go to the central kiosk and write down all the different icecream flavours listed on the board. If you decide that you want a triple scoop with no flavour repeats, how many different combinations could you have?
11) What solids most closely resemble the clownÕs face in the playground?
12) How many degrees would you travel going down the spiral slippery dip in the playground?
13) Neatly sketch the pattern of the brick pavers at the entrance of the park.