Metric Measurement Math

This week we have been hard at work looking at options and brainstorming how we want to  present our research findings for our passion projects. The students looked back at the work that we did during our Steve Jenkins unit and decided on the nonfiction text features that they wanted to include in their own posters/slideshows. Then they got a lesson from Ms. Birdsall on how to find photos in a way that is safe and digitally respectful by giving credit to the original photographer. Now they are hard at work combining the photos, facts, and features. They are so excited to share what they have learned with their families on Thursday morning at our Passion Project Breakfast. Information should have come home in the Friday folder. The breakfast will be from 8:00-8:45. We hope that you can make it and we would love if you could help to contribute to our feast by bringing a healthy breakfast snack or beverage. Coffee and paper products will be provided by Mosaic. Hope to see you there!

In math we have shifted our focus from fractions to measurement using the metric system. The students rotated through three different workstations where they learned concepts an vocabulary around mass, liquid volume, and solving story problems that involve these types of measurement. We have taken a hands on approach to this by having the students come up with benchmarks to refer to. For example, our benchmark for a gram is a paperclip and our benchmark for a kilogram is a big Harry Potter novel! These types of benchmarks help students to be more accurate in their estimations of how big, heavy, or long something is as they use these types of measurements in the future in math and especially in science.

Liquid Volume Investigation

Solving Problems using Models

Finding Mass

Using a balance to investigate mass

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