1/8 Measurement Challenge
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ROUND 1
What you will need:
pencil, book, calculator, domino, playing card, paperclip, eraser, dice, post it
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Round 1:
Estimate the length of each item. Guess to the nearest 1/8 inch. Record your estimates.
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ROUND 2
Measure each item. Record your measurement to the nearest 1/8. How is your number sense?
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Round 3
Application Time:
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About how many times larger is the Domino’s diagonal compared to the width of the paperclip? What is the best answer? Why?
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About how many textbooks would I have to stack to reach the height of the pencil standing up?
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Imagine stacking pencils directly on top of each other. Now imagine stacking textbooks on top of each other. Could these two “stacks,” ever be exactly the same height? Explain your reasoning.
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Mr. Z explains to the class that if he lined up 14 erasers side by side it would be the exact length of a playing card. Is he correct? Use math to defend your reasoning
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Create your own question using the measurements from today’s class.
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Let’s Build an Abstract Number Line
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Plot the following 5 items:
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length of the playing card
-(width of the paper clip)
- - (length of dice)
- - - (eraser diameter)
domino diagonal
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