Sentence on Units of Measurement...

Explanation-

This means you should mix use of estimation and actually measuring things during measurement. Like, if your trying to measure the circumference of the world with a ruler, wouldn't it be easier to estimate like <content unknown> did a long time ago. Or, if you had a ruler and you were measuring a line, you'd use the ruler instead of estimating.

So, using common sense, answer these:

Would you measure or estimate a:

Road?

Planet?

Universe?

Ant?

Table?

Amoeba?

You would estimate the planet, universe, and ameoba, but measure the road, ant and table.

Mathematics/Measurement

Standard 2: The student compares, contrasts, and converts within systems of measurement (both standard/nonstandard and metric/customary) (MA.B.2.3).

Objective 1: Uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) measures to compare a given characteristic in either metric or customary units.

Amusement Park Activity

Measure Me- Go to an amusment park and estimate and measure some things. Which did you estimate? Which did you measure?

Brainstorming Fun

In the Classroom- Measure and
things in the classrooms. Which
did you measure? Which did you
estimate? Did you estimate more
or less in the theme parks?

Vocabulary

Ameoba- A very, very small cell.

Links

- A website that
describes and teaches sixth grade
measurement.