Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.2D Grade 8 CPI 4

 

Standard: 4.2 - Geometry and Measurement

 

Strand: D - Units of Measurement

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will select and use appropriate units and tools to measure quantities to the degree of precision needed in a particular problem-solving situation.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students use objects shown in a movie poster for King Kong to determine how tall the ape is.

 

·        As a long-term assessment project, students make a three-dimensional scale model of their classroom.

 

·        Students use a map to plan an auto trip across the United States, finding the distance traveled each day and the amount of time required to drive each day's route.

 

·        Students plan a school garden, determining the unit of measure appropriate for the garden, estimating its size, and then computing the perimeter (for fencing) and area (for fertilizer).

 

·        Groups of students make and use a scale drawing (1/4 inch = 1 foot) of an apartment and use scale models of the furniture to furnish the living room and dining room.

 

·        Students make a floor plan for a small restaurant furnished with round tables.