Measurement and Geometry

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Texas Instruments

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Subject Area

Math: Elementary Math: Math and Literature

Math: Elementary Math: Geometry

Math: Elementary Math: Measurement

Level

K-5

Activity Time

60 Minutes

TI Calculator

TI-15 Explorer™/TI-10

Other Materials

Uncovering Math with Manipulatives, the TI-10, and the TI-15 Explorer

Ruler, string or measuring tape
Butcher paper
Scissors
Containers, cubes, dice, marbles, counters, and balances
Larger paper
Pictures with enlarged reduced copies
Protractors
Pencils and markers
String, compass, and caliper

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Measurement and Geometry

Activity Overview

Students explore the use of manipulatives to conduct simple geometry and measurement activities.

Before the Activity

See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity

Print student activity sheets for each separate section: Map It! pg 75, Only Half There? pg 79, No More Peas, Please! pg 83, Do Centimeters make Me Taller? pg 88, What's My Ratio? pg 92-93, Ratios in Regular Polygons pg 97-98, Predicting & pi; pg 102.

During the Activity

Distribute the page to the class.

Follow the activity procedures:
Map It!:

Read a story, identify the locations of different places in the story, decide the distance between each set of places in the story, and create a map with a legend.

Only Half There?:

Use measuring tools and calculators to make half-sized drawings

No More Peas, Please!:

Use nonstandard units of volume and calculators to estimate the number of peas it would take to fill a room

Do Centimeters Make Me Taller?:

Use measuring tools and calculators to find pairs of measurements and form ratios

Compare the ratios and make conclusions about using different units to measure lengths

What's My Ratio?:

Use linear measurement and calculators to investigate proportionality and determine the constant ratio between similar figures

Ratios in Regular Polygons:

Use linear measurement and calculators to investigate the ratios between corresponding parts of regular polygons

Predicting & pi;:

Use linear measurement and calculators to discover the existence of & pi;, the constant ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle

After the Activity

Review student results

As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging

Re-teach concepts as necessary

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Author

Texas Instruments

Alignment

Standards Alignment

Textbook Alignment

Subject Area

Math: Elementary Math: Math and Literature

Math: Elementary Math: Geometry

Math: Elementary Math: Measurement

Level

K-5

Activity Time

60 Minutes

TI Calculator

TI-15 Explorer™/TI-10

Other Materials

Uncovering Math with Manipulatives, the TI-10, and the TI-15 Explorer

Ruler, string or measuring tape
Butcher paper
Scissors
Containers, cubes, dice, marbles, counters, and balances
Larger paper
Pictures with enlarged reduced copies
Protractors
Pencils and markers
String, compass, and caliper

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