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This document discusses measurement and how it is used in daily life. It defines measurement as describing attributes like length, weight, or temperature. It then outlines the Metric and Customary systems of units, providing examples of common prefixes and units. The document explains how to convert between the two systems and lists some common tools used for measurement like rulers, clocks, and scales. It describes how measurement is essential for tasks like knowing distances, times, or angles as well as when working with materials to ensure the correct amounts are used.
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Stash your cash
This document provides steps to calculate how much cash in $10 bills can fit in a 30 liter backpack. It determines that 25,000 $10 bills would take up a volume of 26,250 cubic centimeters, which is less than the 30 liter (30,000 cubic centimeter) capacity of the backpack. Therefore, $250,000 in $10 bills could be stashed in the backpack.
Danielle's narrative
Grace Garcia, her brother Louis, her best friend Caitlin, and Caitlin's dog Diego are kidnapped by a man calling himself The Watcher while visiting a store in Venice, Italy. The Watcher takes them to Rome and then Paris, holding them captive. The children work together to escape, finding food and water with the help of a doe in the forest. They make their way to the police and identify their kidnapper as John Cashy, using details they overheard. Police pursue Cashy and arrest him. The children are reunited with their parents and given a holiday in Paris by the police before returning safely home to Venice.
Monica's Narritave
The twins Paige and Chloe invent a time machine that transports them and their friend Kate to the year 2000. When they arrive, they discover doppelgangers of themselves also living in that time period. They question their doppelgangers but the conversation does not go well. Later, when Paige, Chloe, and Kate return to where they left their time machine, it has vanished, leaving them stranded in 2000.
Infographics 20
A survey of 18 people found that most average 1 conflict per day, with collaborating being the most common way of solving conflicts. Respondents reported having the most conflicts with family members, and said their values mostly come from family. The majority of conflicts revolve around family issues. People tend to look at opposing perspectives in conflicts and strongly agreed that differences in values can cause conflicts handled in various ways.
Clifford
Joe gets in trouble at school for punching another student. He is sent to the principal's office and faces expulsion. No other schools will accept Joe due to his past behavior. Joe eventually enrolls in a small rural school with one teacher, Rob. Rob helps Joe learn to control his emotions. Over time at the new school, Joe's behavior improves and he makes progress in his studies. Joe decides to transfer to a new larger school near his old one, where he is happy to reunite with old friends. However, years later when Joe visits, he discovers that Rob's small rural school has closed down.
Infographics 20
A survey of 18 people found that most have 1 conflict per day, usually with family members. The top ways of resolving conflicts reported were being collaborative (12 people) and compromise (9 people). Most people's values come from their family (15 people) and they reported usually considering the opposing perspective in a conflict. The document concludes that differences in values can cause conflicts, and people agreed that how those conflicts are dealt with can be a choice.
Cuatro Amigos Presentation
Juan, Carlos, Maria, and Anna each have a number between 5 and 15. Using clues about their numbers, the document solves for what each person's number is. Juan's number is 5, Carlos' number is 6, Maria's number is 9, and Anna's number is 18.
Cuatro Amigos Presentation
Juan, Carlos, Maria, and Anna each have a number between 5 and 15. Using clues about their numbers, the document solves for what each person's number is. Juan's number is 5, Carlos' number is 6, Maria's number is 9, and Anna's number is 18.
Cuatro amigos presentation
Juan, Carlos, Maria, and Anna each have a number between 5 and 15. Using clues about their numbers, the document solves for what each person's number is. Juan's number is 5, Carlos' number is 6, Maria's number is 9, and Anna's number is 18.
Pairadice
The document describes a dice game between Muhammed and Aly where Muhammed wins if the first die is a factor of the second, and Aly wins if one die is even and the other is odd. It calculates the chances of each player winning based on the possible die roll combinations, finding Aly has a 36% chance of winning compared to Muhammed's 28% chance, with a 36% chance of a tie. The document concludes the game is unfair and apologizes to Muhammed.
Math investigation
The document discusses a game called Pair-a-Dice where rolling a 1 gives the advantage of automatically winning. It is deemed unfair because no matter the other number rolled, a 1 will always win since 1 is a factor of every other number. A solution is proposed but not described.
Pair-a-dice
Muhammad and Ally are playing a dice game where they each roll a pair of dice. The document lists Muhammad's possible rolls which give him 15 ways to win, while Ally has 18 possible ways to win. It is determined that the game is unfair because Ally has more chances to win than Muhammad.
Math Investigation
The document outlines a multi-step process for determining the distance traveled each day of a 7 day road trip given a total distance of 560 km. It describes calculating the average daily distance of 80 km, then constructing a table showing distances increasing by 15 km each subsequent day from 65 to 125 km to account for the total 560 km traveled over the 7 days.
Road trip key note
The document details a group's weekly road trip over 7 days. Each day they rode 35 km plus additional kilometers, with the total increasing each day. By the 7th day they had ridden a total of 125 km.
Road trip
A group of students investigated how far a rider traveled over 7 days of a road trip. They used a table to calculate the daily and total kilometers ridden, starting with random numbers. After testing different options, they determined the correct amounts were 35, 50, 65, 80, 95, 110, 125 kilometers respectively each day, totaling to 560 kilometers for the trip.
Road trip!
A group of students documented a math problem about determining how far a cyclist rode on the seventh day of a trip based on increasing daily distances that totaled to 560km for the week. They showed the calculation of adding up the increasing daily distances of 35, 50, 65, 80, 95, 110, and 125km to equal the total 560km, determining that the seventh day distance was 125km.
Sweet sixteen plus 1
This document describes a math problem where the authors placed the numbers 0 through 9 in a grid such that the sums of each row and column equaled 17. They presented two possible solutions by rearranging the numbers, such as switching the 1 and 0. The document expresses thanks for solving the "Sweet Sixteen Plus One" problem.
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Measurement
- 1. Measurement
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- 4. Metric System Prefix Symbol Factor Kilo k 1000 Hecto h 100 Deka da 10 ------ ------ 1 Deci da 0.1 Centi c 0.01 Milli m 0.001
- 5. Customary Unit Common Uncommon 12 inches 1feet inch rod/pole/perch 3 feet 1 yard foot chain 512 yards 1 rod yard furlong 22 yards 1 chain mile dram 10 chains 1 furlong ounce ------ 8 furlongs 1 mile pound ------ 1 nauctical ton ------ 6076.12 mile
- 6. Converting Bet ween the Metric System and Customary Unit 1 Meter 1 Yard 3 Feet 100 Centimeters 1 Decimeter 4 Inches 2.5 25 Millimeters 1 Inch Centimeters 30 3 decimeters 30 12 Inches Centimeters Centimeters When converting between the Metric System and the Customary Unit, change the unit to the other system, just like the chart. For example, if you want to see how many centimeters are in a yard, you can change one yard to a unit in the Metric System. 1 yard equals 1 meter. 100 centimeters are in a meter. There are 100 centimeters in a yard. You just have to change the units around until you get the correct answers.
- 7. Tools We Use Calendar Clocks You use calendars to measure the You clocks to measure time of the day, week, month, year, decade, etc. day. Teaspoons/Tablespoons Thermometer You thermometers to measure the You teaspoons/tablespoons when temperature of the environment. baking or cooking to measure small amount of ingredients. Ruler Scale You rulers to measure the length or You scales to measure the weight or height of an object. mass of an object.
- 8. How Measurement is used in Daily Life Used to find the... Know what time it is Know the distance from one place to another Know what angle it is
- 9. The Connection Bet ween Measurement and Materials When working with materials, you need to be able to measure it to see the length, and then cut it out to make a product. For example, if you want to make a plastic cup, you need to measure the amount of plastic needed to make the right cup. If you don’t, the cup might turn out too small or big.
- 10. Sources http://www.aaamath.com http://www.khanacademy.org http://www.brainpop.com
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