Math in Our World By Erika Briks & Kendra Heckathorn
Chocolate Bars Chocolate bars as whole numbers Chocolate bars as fractions
Bathroom Scale Determining human weight in pounds
Wall Clock Telling time in minutes, hours, and seconds
Ingredient measuring cups and spoons 1 cup, ½ cup, ¼ cup 1 tablespoon, teaspoon, ½ teaspoon
Shot Glasses Different liquid measurements ¼,1/5, 4/5
Beverage Bottles 2 liters 1 liter or 33.8 FL. Oz. Or 1 QT. 1.8 Oz. 20 FL. Oz. or 1.25 Pt. or 591 mL.
Kendra is ~ 5 feet and one inches tall vs. the Evergreen Tree ~ 15 feet tall (using 3 Kendras). Erika is ~ 5 feet and eight inches tall vs. the fire hydrant ~ 2 feet tall ( using 1/3 of Erika).
Education building window How many rectangles make up the window?
What is this? What type of angle can you see?