1. Measuring 30 and 50 min class

2. Drill  You will need a “yellow” drill sheet.  List 5 rules that we should have in our class this year to make sure that the class runs smoothly and everyone can learn.

3.  _________________________________ _________________________________  _________________________________

4. Objectives  iWBAT  perform measuring experiments to collect data.  identify, and use, appropriate units of measurement.

5. Info About You  Pick up an index card  Flip to the lined side  At the top of the card write…  Your first name then last name

6. Measuring  The first activity that we are going to do involves reviewing how to read a meter stick.

7. What is the Measurement ?

9. Measuring  Choose a partner.  Use a meter stick to measure the width of a desk in inches  Write the answer, and your initials, on your worksheet and the white board  When everyone has written an answer, we will compare our answers

10. Measuring My answer: 23.54 in

11. Answers  How close are everyone’s answers?  Should they be exactly the same?

12. Measuring  Use a meter stick to measure the width of a desk in centimeters.  Write the answer, and your initials, on your worksheet and the white board  When everyone has written an answer, we will compare our answers

13. Measuring My answer: 59.80 cm

14. Info About You  On the second line of your index card…  Which science course did you take last year and who was your teacher?

15. Measuring  Use a meter stick to measure the width of a floor tile in centimeters.  Write the answer on your worksheet, and your initials and answer on the whiteboard  When everyone has written an answer, we will compare our answers

16. Measuring  My answer: 30.49 cm

17. Answers  Why isn’t everyone’s answer exactly the same?

18. Measuring  Use a meter stick to measure the height of a desk in centimeters  Write the answer, and your initials, on the whiteboard  When everyone has written an answer, we will compare our answers

19. Measuring  My answer: 74.75 cm

20. Info About You  On the third line of your index card…  Who was your teacher for algebra I ?  What was your grade for algebra I ?

21. Info About You  On the fourth line of your index card…  Do you have a job (where do you work), play sports other activities?  Fourth line…  Do you have work release or go to ARL? Write “work release” or “ARL”

22. Measuring  Use a meter stick to measure the length of the room in meters  Write the answer, and your initials, on the whiteboard  When everyone has written an answer, we will compare our answers

23. Answers  Are the answers closer than when we measured the desk?  Can we explain why these answers are closer together or farther apart?

24. Measuring Methods  Let’s talk about the method your team used to measure the room.  Which method did you use to measure the room? Do you think one method was more effective than another?

25. Measuring  My answer:  Each floor tile is approx. 30.5 inches  The length of the room is _______ in.

26. Info About You  On the fifth line of your index card…  What do you do for fun on the weekend? (school appropriate please)

27. Info About You  On the sixth line of your index card…  Which math course are you taking this year?

28. Wrap Up  Do the following sentences makes sense? A high school basketball player is 4 m tall A high school basketball player is 4 m tall The distance across the school grounds is 100 yds. The distance across the school grounds is 100 yds.