Measurement 3.1
What is a scale?
What is a scale?
WATCH: There's Something Fishy About Scales!
WATCH: There's Something Fishy About Scales!
TASK: Analyze Student Thinking
TASK: Analyze Student Thinking
Luke’s Story
Luke’s Story
Luke is a grade 6 student. He can use a standard measuring cup to measure capacity. For example, when asked, he can use the scale on a beaker to measure out quantities of water and can show where 250 mL would be. Luke was asked to turn a clear plastic cup into a measuring cup.
Luke is a grade 6 student. He can use a standard measuring cup to measure capacity. For example, when asked, he can use the scale on a beaker to measure out quantities of water and can show where 250 mL would be. Luke was asked to turn a clear plastic cup into a measuring cup.
To do this task, he was given a wide range of materials from which to choose, including a variety of lids, spoons, toy cups, a medicine glass, a fine tipped pen, a bucket of water and a ruler. Luke chose the pen and the ruler and transferred the scale from the ruler to the side of the container.
To do this task, he was given a wide range of materials from which to choose, including a variety of lids, spoons, toy cups, a medicine glass, a fine tipped pen, a bucket of water and a ruler. Luke chose the pen and the ruler and transferred the scale from the ruler to the side of the container.
Discuss
Discuss
What do you think about his strategy? What does Luke know about scale? What ideas does he still need to learn?
What do you think about his strategy? What does Luke know about scale? What ideas does he still need to learn?
CONSOLIDATE and SHARE
CONSOLIDATE and SHARE
Think about various types of scales you encounter. What is a scale? What key ideas are important to know in order to use and understand calibrated scales and measuring instruments?
Think about various types of scales you encounter. What is a scale? What key ideas are important to know in order to use and understand calibrated scales and measuring instruments?
Record your thoughts in the Collaborative Notebook.
Record your thoughts in the Collaborative Notebook.
