How tall is your shadow?

What tools did you need to measure the height and perimeter of your shadows?

Measuring Pictures

Tuesday, we used our rulers to measure out strips of paper.  We wrote the length in cm on the strip and then glued our pieces to paper to make a detailed picture.

Standard units of measurement

Wow!  You are doing great at measuring using a ruler.  Marcus and Teagan hard at work on a scavenger hunt     .

Rainbow Fish and Area

We have finished our fish!  We covered the surface area of our fish with scales and the fins with rectangles!  Then we wrote about our findings. 

Measuring area around the classroom

Non-standard units of measurement

Today, we found objects that were longer and shorter than our hands.  What did you find?

Who Made the Longest Chain?

1 piece of paper. 1 goal. Make the longest chain possible. Who won? Which chain is the shortest?  How do you know?

Non-standard units of measurement

Today, we measured the hallway using our bodies. Our hallway is 19 students long. We made a list of examples of non-standard units of measurement.