Measurement using the Foss Kits

Optical Illusion

Investigation 1:
Students will discover the need for a standard unit for measuring distance.
Learn the metric standard for measuring distance: the Meter.
1 meter = 3 feet
1 meter = 39. 37 inches
Learned the subunit for measuring short distances: the centimeter.
Did you know its 16.5 nauticlal miles from Metlakatla to Ketchikan  (1 nautical mile = 1,852 meters)

Was that 44 or 45?

• Students made a paper meter tapes and used them to measure length and distance.
• Measured and compared body dimensions.  

[3] MEA-4 selecting an appropriate unit of English, metric, or non-standard measurement to estimate the length, time, weight, or temperature (M2.1.3)