In class we are measuring the distance between the roots of a mangrove tree that grows in the Everglades. The students created a life size mangrove tree out of large bulletin board paper. We looked up the measurements on the Everglades website, and made our tree roots to those measurements using rulers.
Measurements Vocabulary
unit
mass
second
customary unit
time
degree Celsius
metric unit
temperature
International System of Units
length
meter
deci, centi-, milli-
area
liter
deka-, hecto-, kilo-
volume, capacity
kilogram
Lavoisier
Documents: Watch the Metric Power Point and complete the worksheets for extra credit!
A great way to practice converting measurements, especially for my ESOL students, is to play a fun measurement game with a beaver named FunBrain at funbrain.com. http://www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html
Math Standards
MA.4.G.5.3: Identify and build a three-dimensional object from a two-dimensional representation of that object and vice versa.
In class we are measuring the distance between the roots of a mangrove tree that grows in the Everglades. The students created a life size mangrove tree out of large bulletin board paper. We looked up the measurements on the Everglades website, and made our tree roots to those measurements using rulers.
Documents:
Watch the Metric Power Point and complete the worksheets for extra credit!
A great way to practice converting measurements, especially for my ESOL students, is to play a fun measurement game with a beaver named FunBrain at funbrain.com.
http://www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html
Math Standards
MA.4.G.5.3: Identify and build a three-dimensional object from a two-dimensional representation of that object and vice versa.