Football Friday was amazing! We worked hard for two days creating a measurement playbook for length and capacity. We began with length. First, we reviewed what we learned last year about how to measure accurately with a ruler. Students were introduced to measuring to the quarter inch. The practice task was to measure the football objects around the room and record answers in SeeSaw.
Next, we talked about why we have different units of measure. To experience length in millimeters, centimeters, inches, and feet we had a football throw. Students were challenged to throw a football 100 millimeters, 100 centimeters, 100 inches, and 100 feet. There was a challenge with each task. Students posted their reflections in SeeSaw. I don't think they will soon forget throwing that ball 100 millimeters! So fun! Thank you, Katie Wolverton for helping us with this experience.
The length playbook continued. We were off to perimeter field. Students learned how to calculate perimeter and were given a series of fields to measure. They did an amazing job and showed they were ready for their last measurement length challenge.
These measurement players were asked to design a football field. To begin, we calculated the perimeter of our paper field. Together we calculated how many yard lines were needed and how far apart each line would have to be. Students used rulers to "line" out their fields. The measurement portion was done in class. Most students ended up taking their fields home to complete their designs. Many of the students have brought in their unique designs to show the class.
Also in our measurement playbook we learned about capacity. We made a football player gallon man as a reference. We had to pour water into a gallon jug to figure out the conversions. Students discovered there are 4 quarts in a gallon, 8 pints in a gallon, and 16 cups. We represented these equivalencies on the gallon man. Thank you, Mrs. Carsten for cutting out all those footballs to represent cups.
Next, students used the galloon man to answer questions for a Gatorade challenge. They did amazing! Check out the questions they answered in their envelope. Pretty impressive thinking. Once they completed the challenge, students were rewarded with a Gatorade. Thank you for the treats, Mrs. Shimamoto!
We had a great couple days of football, learning, and fun! It's wonderful to be a part of such a great team!
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