Units of Measurement
What unit of measurement would you measure the mass of a child?
( liters, minutes, meters, kilograms, or yards)
Kilograms
Answer the following based on the graph below.
What do the different bars represent?
One bar represents country kids and the other represents city children.
Based on the table, which liquid is brown and has the highest temperature?
Liquid A
Look at picture 1:
Which side weighs more? How do you know?
Side B weighs more because the scale is dropped lower on that side.
Look at the bar graph of pizza toppings. How many people chose tomato, pepper, and onion?
Tomato:50
Pepper:125
Onion: 200
What unit of measurement would you measure the length of a room?
(liters, grams, meters, or kilograms)
Meters
What was the most popular activity for city kids?
Playing on electronic devices.
Based on Table 1, what is the difference between volumes of Liquid A and Liquid D?
25-7= 18 mL
Look at picture 1:
How much is on each side?
A: 25
B: 70
If I were to measure the length of a swimming pool, what would I use?
Meters
What unit is used to measure temperatures?
Celsius
How many more country kids like reading than city kids?
4 kids
Write a statement that describes the difference between the temperatures of Liquid B and Liquid D.
The difference in temperatures would be 60 degrees because 80-20 is 60. Also, Liquid D has a higher temperature than Liquid B.
What could be done to make the sides even?
You could add 45 to side A or take 45 from side B
Look at picture 5:
Using paperclips, how long is the pencil?
2.5 paperclips
Describe the difference between length and mass.
Mass is how much matter an object has. Length describes how long an object is.
Was there a bigger difference between city and country kids with playing inside or playing on electronic devices?
Playing on electronic devices ( 4)
*Playing inside only had a difference of 1
Look at Table 4, how much lower was the temperature at noon on Week 2 than at noon on Week 3.
3 degrees (75-72)
Look at picture 2:
What is the mass of Box 2?
Box 2 is 1100 g.
Describe the scale of one pound of feathers and one pound of bricks.
The scale would be equal because they are both 1 pound.
Describe the difference between a gram and liter.
Grams measure solids. Liters measure liquids.
Do playing on electric devices and reading have the same difference?
Yes, they both have a difference of 4.
Describe in words what you notice about the weekly average temperatures. What conclusion can you make?
I notice that as the weeks go on, the temperature increases. Week 1 starts at 65 degrees and Week 4 has 77 degrees. I can conclude that it could be getting closer to summer since the temperatures are increasing.
If I added a box 3 onto Box 2 and Box 3 was 500 g. How would the scale look then? What would be the difference between the two sides?
Side A (sides with boxes 2 and 3) would be weighed down more than side B by 200g.
If we were to make a bar graph using the numbers 15, 45, 30, 20. What numbers would our scale use and why?