Is it Possible to Measure Everything?

MATH

$Is it Possible to Measure Everything?$

Curiosity trigger

The students prepare and carry out a toy car test – they measure and compare the distances their toy cars have covered. Using a scale, all students measure their heights and prepare together a histogram depicting the distribution of height among the class.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Creative problem-solving
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

Common Core State Standards:
MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3. Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

You will need

Toy cars – one for each student, duct tape, post-it notes in various colors, Bristol board, and rulers (measuring tapes or tailor’s tape measures).

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Authors

Author: Alicja Wizert
Methodology: Monika Zwierko
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Klaudia Chmura

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo by Pete Birkinshaw, Histogram of Happiness! published on flickr under the CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

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