The document discusses numbers and measurements related to weight on different planets, the age of astronomical bodies like the Earth and Milky Way, percentages of Earth covered by water and land, the water content of human bodies, and a math game website for learning area and perimeter. A student is prompted to provide their own weights on planets, an elephant's weight, ages and percentages, water contents as fractions, and to give feedback on the math game site.

1. Numbers!
Spring 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010

2. Numbers in Space
• How much do you weigh on other planets?
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/
• I weigh sixty kilograms on Earth.
I weigh nine point nine kilograms on
the moon.
Your turn! (#1-3) Choose three planets and
write your weight.
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3. Numbers in Space
• How much does an African elephant weigh on
other planets? (approximately)
Your turn! (#4-6) Choose three planets and
write it’s weight.
Thursday, May 27, 2010

4. Our Planet
http://ecology.com/features/earthataglance/youarehere.html
• #7 How old is the Earth?
• #8 How old is the Milky Way?
The ________ is ______ years old.
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5. Our Planet
http://ecology.com/features/earthataglance/youarehere.html
• #9 How old is Mt. Everest?
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6. Our planet
http://ecology.com/features/earthataglance/youarehere.html
• #10 What percent (%) of the Earth is
covered by water?
• #11 What percent (%) of the Earth is
covered by land?
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7. Our planet
http://ecology.com/features/earthataglance/youarehere.html
• #12 So,we know the Earth is about 2/3
water. Can you write 2/3 in words?
• #13 Can you write 1/3 in words?
Thursday, May 27, 2010

8. Our bodies: water
http://www.boston.com/globe/search/stories/health/how_and_why/011298.htm
• #14 What percent of an adult
man’s body is water?
• #15 What percent of an adult
woman’s body is water?
• #16 What percent of an
infant’s (new baby’s) body is
water?
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9. Our bodies: water
http://www.boston.com/globe/search/stories/health/how_and_why/011298.htm
• #17 What fraction of an adult
man’s body is water?
• #18 What fraction of an
adult woman’s body is
water?
• #19 What fraction of an
infant’s (new baby’s) body is
water?
Thursday, May 27, 2010

10. Math Playgroud
http://www.mathplayground.com/area_perimeter.html
Read the story and play the game.
#20 Was Math Playground helpful for you? Explain.
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