Lesson Plan
Meter Stick Mambo
Get ready to shake things up with this fun measurement lesson! Students start by seeing if they can fit under a meter stick and then turn their attention to creating towers to fit under the meter stick.
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Learning Objectives
Students will measure using a meter stick.
Introduction
(10 minutes)- Show students the meter stick. Ask them what they think it measures. Tell students that a meter stick is one meter long. One meter is the same as 100 centimeters.
- Using a ruler, show students how long one centimeter is. Ask students if they think they are taller than a meter. Have a few students come up and see if they are taller than the meter stick.
- Ask students if they can fit under a meter stick. Ask a student to come to the front of the class and hold the other end of the meter stick. Measure so that the meter stick is exactly one meter off the ground. Now invite students up to the front of the class to do the “Meter Stick Mambo,” seeing if they can get their bodies under the meter stick (similar to limbo).
- After students return to their seats, ask them if they were able to fit under a meter stick, even though they were (likely) taller than a meter. Ask them how that was true.