Kea's seed stash
for grown-ups
What's going on
146 seeds, too many to judge at a glance. The clues:
- A tenth of the mat holds 14, so about 140 (×10).
- Kea's beakfuls: about 15 beakfuls of about 10 seeds, so about 150.
- The Wind: "Hundreds and hundreds!"
The count, 146, sits between the two quiet clues. The Wind is loud and not much use: it only blew past. This is the first round where a clue isn't worth its pick, and choosing which clue to spend a pick on is the lesson.
The maths: ×10, and groups of ten.
These are the numbers in the first play. Each replay uses a different tray, checked to teach the same thing.
What kids usually do
- Pick the Wind for fun. Fair enough: the round lets them, then Rock says why it didn't help. Next time they usually skip it.
- Trust Kea's beakfuls more than the tenth, because Kea says them confidently. Both are "about"; neither is a count.
At dinner
Ask: "Who told you that? Did they look for long?"
About anything: a rumour from school, a headline, a friend's claim. A loud source and a careful one aren't the same.
The round celebrates how the range moved, not landing on the number. This card tells you what's in the tray, so you can play along.
