Options for Metric Mini-Project

Tonight's homework is to choose a mini-project and to bring anything you need to work on it. (Ms. G will provide poster board and art supplies only).

Measurement Mini-Project

By the end of this unit you should know:

-          The basic metric units and their abbreviations

-          How to convert between different lengths (ex. 2.4m = ____ cm) and areas (ex. 1000cm² = ____ m²)

-          How to measure the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids using a formula.

-          How to measure the area irregular shapes

Each student (or pair of students) will create a mini-project to help teach the unit.

OPTION 1 – Create Poster about a) converting using the multiplying method Natalie Brian &Omar OR

b) converting using sliding decimals Jack, Erica Tanziel & Anna Chloe& Jez, MarkOR c) converting using the MacArthur method Esai, Camelia

OPTION 2 - Exactly cover the classroom door in cm² Then a) show an irregular shape that is 1m² OR b) a large triangle and a large trapezoid with area calculations shown Maylat 7 Hayley Luiz&Max

OPTION 3 – Measure your room at home.  Find out how much it would cost to change the flooring. Laurence&Brendan Savanna&Rylee&Alexis ; Isabella.

OPTION 4 – Measure surface area of objects in the classroom.  Label them.  Vincent, Julian, Jaquie&Marina

OPTION 5 – Design an app or online game that a) Does conversions for lengths, time, areas b) Allows students to practice metric conversions   Game - Lindsay & Rachel, Jackson, Daniel, Bright &Matteas Nikolai

OPTION 6 – Design a website that shows how to measure the area of irregular shapes. OR a website that shows how to measure the area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezoids.

OPTION 7 – Create a horizontal classroom banner with the metric prefixes Alex OR Create a large staircase poster for the classroom Janson & Jordan & Matthew. Sharon&Maya

OPTION 8 – Research the history of the metric system. Present your finding in the format of your choice (report, website, podcast, video…). Joanne, Tatiana & Zhanelle, Kyana&Cecelia

OPTION 9 – Script and film a video about: a) how to do conversions using one of the methods OR b) How to use a formula to calculate the area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezoids  Riley & Victor & Anthony.  Chris

OPTION 10 -  Build a hanging mobile that has a 1cm², dm², m², Dm² kit.  OR Build a hanging mobile that has something that is 1mm, 1cm, 1dm, 1m, 1dam.

OPTION 11 – Create a new system for measuring: a) area that is *not* based on using a square OR b) measuring length that is no based on 10s. Zev&Jeremy

OPTION 12 – Write a song or rap about any of the topics above.  Make a video, or perform the song live  Aziel & Ryan  ; Anousha Gabi

OPTIONS 13 – Create a new invention that somehow connects to this unit. Tim

OPTION 14 – Create a PowerPoint presentation about a measurement topic.  Alex?Stephanie?

OPTION 15 – Create a boardgame, a Jeopardy-style game or a “Who wants to be a Millionaire” type game about measurement. Linda, Emily, Jocelyn; Santiago&Azara; Stephon

OPTION 16 – Any other mini-project approved by Ms. Gesner. Gianmichael, Caleb, Anisa

You will get 2 periods to work in class

Due dates: Conversion Projects – Monday Nov 12 (7-2, 7-3); Tues Nov 13 (7-1)

                   Area Projects – Wed Nov 14 (7-2, 7-3); Thurs Nov 15 (7-1)