Hunting Treasure and Measuring - Part 1

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Activity - Hunting Treasure and Measuring - Part 1

Estimated Time

1 hour

Materials/ Resources needed

Weighing balance, measuring tape, spring balance, digital scale,

Prerequisites/Instructions, if any

Multimedia resources

Website interactives/ links/ simulations/ Geogebra Applets

Process (How to do the activity)

Let the students measure different ingredients using suitable measuring instruments and record their observations in a tabular form.

Developmental Questions (What discussion questions)

  1. What did you measure ?
  2. What measuring instrument did you select ? Why ?
  3. What was your reading ?
  4. which unit do you use ?

Evaluation (Questions for assessment of the child)

  1. Were the students able to comprehend which measuring instrument should be used for particular items ?
  2. Were they able to document their observations appropriately in a tabular form.

Question Corner

Write a note on why standard measuring units are very important.

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