Measurement Layered Unit ~ 70 - 100 points
You will measure items in the US Customary system and in the metric system. You must complete one activity from each layerand accumulate 70 points. There is also an activity that you are required to complete, marked with a smiley face . This will determine the maximum letter grade you can earn and is added to your 70 points. Be sure to get your activities signed off by your teacher as you go.
Attach all paperwork and turn in by ______. My goal: A B C
Layer Knowledge: be prepared to orally defend your work
(Vocabulary words: inch, foot, yard, mile, meter, millimeter, centimeter, kilometer, cup, pint, quart, gallon, ounces, liter, milliliter, gram)
(5) Measure the length of 5 items in the room; Record the item name, length in inches and length in cm.
(5) Brainpop Math: Metric vs Customary Take the quiz and record your score as a ratio. ______
(5) Brainpop Science: Precision and Accuracy Take the quiz and record your score as a ratio. ______
(5) Brainpop Math: Customary Units Take the quiz and record your score as a ratio. ______
(5) Brainpop Math: Metric Units Take the quiz and record your score as a ratio. ______
(5) Create vocabulary squares; use 8 words from the list above.
(5) Create a crossword puzzle using the vocabulary terms and definitions, include an answer key.
(5) Complete the Capacity in the Customary System worksheet. Write your score as a ratio ______/32
(5) Take notes during a lecture ______
(5) Read “Precision and Accuracy” and orally summarize it to your teacher.
(5) Read “Customary Units” and orally summarize it to your teacher.
(5) Read “Metric Units” and orally summarize it to your teacher.
(10) Make a comic strip or poem that explains 8 of the vocabulary words.
(5) Complete the “test your metric knowledge” quizzes. Quiz score______/20
(5) Teach someone how to change cm to m and m to mm. Have them sign______
(5) Teach someone how to change from gallons to cups and pints to quarts. Have them sign ______
(5) Test the Length of your knowledge, online quiz. Quiz score______/9
(10) Take 15-20 pictures of items that Americans regularly use that involve metric labels. Place them on a poster or in a PowerPoint. Include: object name, metric label and how it is used. *Get approval from your teacher before you begin*
EXTRA CREDIT: You may earn points for this IF you have completed 70 points and your smiley face.
(0-10) After completing the Layer B smiley face activity; demonstrate how to use your newly designed ruler to the class. Explain your unit and the fractions on it. Measure 2 objects. Tell the class one of the benefits of your ruler. Be sure to sign up for a time to present before the deadline of ______.
Layer Experiment: should be neat and/or creative
(10) Body Parts as Customary Unit of Measurement Investigation
(10) Convert the Metric Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe to the US customary system. (page 107 in your agenda may help)
(10) Create a poster of the correct way to use and write metric units. Include how to write them with the correct: capitalization, punctuation, spacing, abbreviations and as plurals.Also include any common misconceptions/errors.
(10) Find a product in the store that is labeled incorrectly in the metric system. Write a business letter to the company explaining why it is labeled wrong and the correct way to label it.
(15) Create a board game that uses metric measurement: converting between units, reasonableness of measurements, vocabulary and definitions. Include all the required elements of a board game.
(15) Height and hand length lab
(15) Proportional Worlds Investigation (page 107 in your agenda may help)
(10) Create a poster, PowerPoint, or 5 minute video explaining reasonable measurements. Include at least 10 different units of measurement (can be metric, customary or both) and examples. (thickness of a dime is 1 mm.)
Layer Write: should be formal finished pieces (no rough drafts and it is typed).
(20) 3 paragraph essay: Does measurement matter? Cite at least one source: mathematical or scientific journal, adult (over 18 years old), textbook, etc. Include a reference at the end of your essay. Use your agenda, p 105 for help on correctly citing sources.
(20) 3 paragraph essay: Does a fraction of an inch make much of a difference? Cite at least one source: mathematical or scientific journal, adult (over 18 years old), textbook, etc. Include a reference at the end of your essay. Use your agenda, p 105 for help on correctly citing sources.
(20) 3 paragraph essay: Should the U.S. convert to the metric system? Back up your opinion with examples and/or facts. Cite at least one source: mathematical or scientific journal, adult (over 18 years old), textbook, etc. Include a reference at the end of your essay. Use your agenda, p 105 for help on correctly citing sources.
(20) 3 paragraph essay: Interview an adult who is older than 40. Find out what they know about the metric system and the US customary system. Did they know as much as you thought? Did they know more about one system over the other? What did they learn about when they were in school? Include a quote from them in your essay.
Letter Grade SMILY Layer
(9) “c”Design a new unit for measuring length. Give it a name. Make a paper ruler one unit long based on your new measurement. Use it to measure three objects at home. Record the object and measurement.
(19) “B”Design a new unit for measuring length. Give it a name. Make a paper ruler one unit long based on your new measurement. Use it to measure three objects at home. Record the object and measurement. Mark your ruler to show equal fractions of a unit. This will allow you to measure lengths less than a unit and parts of a unit. Measure three objects at home that are smaller than your unit. Record the object and the measurement.
(30) “A”Design a new unit for measuring length. Give it a name. Make a paper ruler one unit long based on your new measurement. Use it to measure three objects at home. Record the object and measurement. Mark your ruler to show equal fractions of a unit. This will allow you to measure lengths less than a unit and parts of a unit. Measure three objects at home that are smaller than your unit. Record the object and the measurement. Is your system as good as other systems we have to measure length? Write a 3 paragraph essay explaining the advantages and disadvantages of your system compared to one other system.