Session 8: Measurement Day Project
Your capstone: measure 5 things about yourself, compare with a partner, graph the differences, and present.
Your Progress
Lessons 1-4
Practice
Session Quiz
Review
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Planning a measurement investigation
- Measuring accurately with tools and recording data
- Creating bar graphs from measurement data
- Presenting and comparing measurement findings
Session Lessons
1
Planning Measurement Day
Decide what to measure: height, arm span, foot length, hand width, and jump distance. Set up your stations!
~30 minutes Discussion
2
Measuring and Recording
Visit each measurement station. Measure carefully, write units, record in your data table.
~30 minutes Activity
3
Graphing Your Results
Turn your measurements into a bar graph. Compare with a partner using side-by-side graphs.
~30 minutes Activity
4
Presenting Measurement Day
Present your Measurement Day findings to your family. Share your data, graphs, and what you learned!
~30 minutes Activity