What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education
What Makes Something Alive - Virginia Department of Education
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Topic 3: Session 3.5 – Measurement Preparation<br />
Session Supplies:<br />
• Variety <strong>of</strong> items to use as units <strong>of</strong> measurement (e.g., unifix cubes, paper clips, Popsicle<br />
sticks, yarn, pencils, feet)<br />
• Predetermined list <strong>of</strong> items in the classroom for the students to measure (e.g., the stapler, an<br />
eraser, door width, table)<br />
• How Big is a Foot?, Myller & McCrath, or a teacher-selected book about measuring (can<br />
be fiction or nonfiction)<br />
• Paper large enough to trace and cut out the outline <strong>of</strong> two different students‟ feet<br />
• A standard ruler (inches and feet)<br />
• One-inch colored paper squares cut out <strong>of</strong> two different colors <strong>of</strong> construction paper (you<br />
will need about a total <strong>of</strong> 20 squares)<br />
Session <strong>Virginia</strong> SOL<br />
Science English Mathematics History & Social Science<br />
2.1 a, c, e, g, h, i, j, k, l 2.2 a, b, c, e 2.11 a<br />
Session 3.5 – Measurement Preparation<br />
Teacher Questions & Notes<br />
-<strong>What</strong> is measurement?<br />
-Why do we measure things?<br />
Procedures<br />
1. Explain to students that when scientists study animals‟ habitats,<br />
they collect data using a variety <strong>of</strong> measurement tools. Have them<br />
discuss with a partner the following questions:<br />
a. <strong>What</strong> is measurement?<br />
b. Why do we measure things?<br />
2. Have several students share their responses with the class.<br />
Measurement is a way to compare items by length,<br />
mass, capacity, or temperature.<br />
3. Students and their partners will select and use a nonstandard<br />
measurement tool to measure the length <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the items you<br />
have selected for them to measure. As a class, students will then<br />
compare the various measurements made <strong>of</strong> each object.<br />
a. Each student group will use a different measurement tool.<br />
Provide a variety <strong>of</strong> items such as unifix cubes, paper clips,<br />
Popsicle sticks, yarn, pencils, feet, etc., for students to use as<br />
measurement tools.<br />
b. Provide a list <strong>of</strong> items on the board that each team will measure<br />
with their selected tool (e.g., the stapler, an eraser, the<br />
classroom door width, a specific table).<br />
80<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Animals and their Habitats<br />
Topic 3