Measurement 2

                                    

Process

In pairs, research and define length.  Use the math book, dictionaries and the websites listed below to help you better understand what length is. When you are finished researching length (both customary and metric) you will practice different methods of measuring than develop intricate and challenging word problems for your classmates. This is some of the information you need to gather that will help you create detailed word problems.

What does length mean?  Customary? Metric?

How would you use length?

What tools or everyday items can your team use to help you find length? (both customary and metric).

List five things in the home and five things in the school that you can use to measure and create word problems with.

Here are two tables to help you get started:

Table of Length Conversions

U.S. Customary Units

 

12 inches	1 foot
3 feet	1 yard
5,280 feet	1 mile
1,760 yards	1 mile

 

Metric System

 

10 millimeters	1 centimeter
10 centimeters	1 decimeter
10 decimeters	1 meter
1,000 meters	1 kilometer

Here are some websites that will aid you in your quest:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons

www.funbrain.com

http://www.rainforestmath.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                         

Process 2

Now that you know what length is you are going to expand your learning and in pairs research and define mass and volume.  Use the math text book, dictionaries and the websites listed below to help you understand the words mass and volume.  When you are finished looking up the meanings you will be practicing different ways for other students to understand how to measure mass and volume.  In essence you will become the teacher and teach two other students by creating at least six different, complex questions that can aid a learner in understanding what you just learned.

 

Here are some questions to get you started on your quest:

• What does mass mean? Volume?
• When do you use mass to measure what?
• When do you use volume to measure what?
• How do you use mass and volume in measuring?
• Can your team create at least six challenging problems for measuring mass and volume?
• List at least six items in the classroom and home that you would use to measure volume and mass.

Here are some websites that will aid you in your quest:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons

www.funbrain.com

http://www.rainforestmath.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Process 3

Whew!  You've increased the mass of your brain and are now going to expound on your learning by working in pairs to research and define time and temperature.  Use the math text book, dictionaries and the websites listed below to help you understand the applications of time and temperature.  When you are finished you will be creating different games for other students to learn about time and temperatures.  You and your partner must create at least two games for time and two for temperature that you will be ready to teach to other students.

 This is some of the information you will need to aid you in your game creations:

• What does time mean? Temperature?
• When can you use time or temperature in your lives?
• How do you use time or temperature in your lives?
• Can you create at least 8 questions about elapsed time, or various temperature questions?
• What tools do you need to help you tell time and temperature?
• What are seven things you can see in the classroom or your home that you could measure time and the temperature of?

 Here are some websites that will aid you in your quest:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons

www.funbrain.com

http://www.rainforestmath.com