(#36) More Metrics
How much is a hectoliter? Who cares? This book teaches only those metric units that are important - meters, grams and liters - plus 6 useful derivatives. Learn these by cutting and sorting our Metric Squares. Match triplets: one millimeter = thin as a dime = .1 cm. Score Metric Rummy! Our activities and games reinforce metric relationships naturally, without drudgery. Then we teach how to measure. No rounding off in these task cards. Your students will learn to measure accurately, estimating the last digit like real scientists. They'll weigh water drops and seeds on improvised microbalances, sensitive to just 1 milligram!
(#36) MORE METRICS is part of our Self-Directing Activity Page Series. It is an 80 page soft-bound book organized into three main parts:
INTRODUCTION
* Getting It Together - Materials * Sequencing Activities * Building an
Effective Teaching Strategy * Diary of a Teacher * Long Range Objectives *
Gaining a Whole Perspective
TEACHING NOTES (20 lessons)
* Milli, Centi, Deci & More * Kilometer Rule * Metric Squares *
Face-Up * Metric Rummy * The Last Digit * Certain and Uncertain * A Second
Look * Dial A Measure * Agree / Disagree * Line Measure * Meter Measure *
Body Measure * Build a Microbalance * Seeds and Such * Milligram Masses *
Seed Graphs * Water Domes * Metric Drips * Consumer Science
REPRODUCIBLE LINE MASTERS
* 20 Student Activity Sheets
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(#36) MORE METRICS requires no special lab equipment or unusual supplies. Just photocopy the 20 activity sheets, gather simple materials (like scissors, tape, straws and seeds), and you're ready to explore TOPS Learning Systems hands-on.
GRADE RANGE: 6-10
ORIGINS: written by Ron Marson / illustrated by Peg Marson / copyrighted
in 1985
by TOPS Learning Systems / ISBN 0-941008-36-
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#36 More Metrics @ $15.00
