Shot-Put Conversion Activity (Day 1 of 2)

Students will have fun learning how to convert units within the metric system.  Students are engaged and will complete hands-on activity to learn how the metric system is based on powers of ten.  There are two lessons in this unit.  In the 2nd lesson (Resource 73766), students will compete against one another by seeing who can throw the shot-put the farthest and convert this distance into different metric units.   

 
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Overhead Projector, Microphones, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: converting, measurement, metric unit
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Mathematics General

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