Maths Around us Maths in the Shops Furugrund Iceland November 2008

Heavy and light at the green-department in the shop.

The girls outside the shop

Inside we go!

..and where is the green-department?

Here it is...

How heavy or light are these fruits?

We think these apples are even

This cabbage is very heavy

My melon is heavier than your lime

Woo! This one is heavy..

Yes.. The cabbage is heavier than cucumber

The broccoli is bigger, but lighter than melon

I think these onions are not at same sort, but they are even

What do you think?

Yes the lemon is heavier than lime, but not as heavy as swede

We cant decide which one is the heaviest, but...

..we know the grape is the lightest

..so we ask the sales woman to weigh it for us The melon was 985 grams.

Then she weighs the swede The swede was 1015 grams.

Then its the cabbage The cabbage was heaviest, 2170 grams.

Our small grape is so light that she cant even weigh it

Then we have to pay with Fjolas creditcard

.. and the sales woman gives us a receipt

We put our cabbage into a plastic bag

...and also our small grape

We put both into our backpack

We walk to our school

..and put the cabbage and the grape into our fridge. We will have it at lunch tomorrow

The end