Measuring from data table to graph interactive

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William wondered how many scissors would fit across his desk. He laid one pair of scissors at the edge of his desk.

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How many scissors do you think will fit across the desk? William said, “My desk is 5 wide.” What do you think?

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“Something is missing.” he said. What do you think? “Wait a minute,” William said, That could mean 5 links wide...” “Or 5 elephants wide!” “Or 5 umbrellas wide!”

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He then said, “My desk is 5 scissors wide.” “I need to label my answer,” said William.

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William knows that... Every measurement has to have a label .

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He made sure each car touched . Jake said, “My desk is 9 cars wide.” What do you think? Jake measured his desk with toy cars.

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Jake said, “My desk is about 7 cars wide.” Mike said, “Jake, you need to put the cars in a straight line, like this...”

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To get a correct measurement... Jake knows... Start at the edge. Measure in a straight line .

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Claire tried to measure across her desk with candy canes… She tried to make sure each piece of candy touched the next…

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but she had some problems. What would you do?

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Claire had an idea… “My desk is about 3 candy canes wide,” she said.

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Claire knows... Measure in a straight line. Make sure the measuring tools point in the same direction.

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Martina decided to measure her desk to find out how wide it was. She decided to use her flip-flop sandals.

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She placed one shoe at the edge of her desk... and then she laid down the other one.

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Now, she was out of shoes, but there was still space to measure. Lucky for Martina, her little sister let her use her sandals.

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Martina said, “Now I know that my desk is 4 sandals wide.” What do you think?

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Martina thought about it some more. She said, “I think the sandals I use should all be the same size.”

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Now, Martina knows... Measure with units that are the same size .

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Martina still wanted to use her flip-flops to measure her desk.

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But Martina only had two shoes. Then, she had an idea! What do you think she should do?

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“Now I know that my desk is about 3 sandals wide.” she said. What do you think?

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Martina knows that... As long as you keep your place, you can move the measuring tool to measure longer spaces.

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She also knows... Making marks can help keep your place when you are measuring.

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Lisa used hearts to measure across her desk. She was very careful to start at the edge of her desk.

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Lisa said, “My desk is about 8 hearts wide.” What do you think?

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“I know 1 heart sticks over the side a little bit...” she said. “...but if I took it off, there would be too much empty space.”

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Lisa knew that her desk was closer to 8 hearts wide than 7 hearts wide. “I think my desk is about 8 hearts wide.” she said.

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Lisa knows... Choose the number that is closest , and say it is about that amount.

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Melanie said, “My desk is 9 crayons wide.” What do you think?

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Melanie’s friend said, “You need to use crayons that are the same size. Try using new ones.” So, Melanie decided to take her friend’s advice…

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She used new crayons to measure across her desk. “I’ve got it!” Melanie said, “My desk is 5 crayons wide.” What do you think now?

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Now, Melanie said that her desk was 6 crayons wide. What do you think? Abby told Melanie, “You are on the right track, but you need to make sure your crayons touch, end-to-end.”

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Use measuring units that are the same size. Melanie knows... Make sure the units touch, end-to-end.

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Michael decided to measure his pencil, using buttons. “I think my pencil is about 8 buttons long.” he said. What do you think?

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Michael did a good job because he… started at the edge of the pencil made the buttons touch counted the buttons carefully

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Michael compared the length of his pencil to a piece of licorice. What did he notice? The licorice is longer than the pencil.

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How many buttons long is the licorice? The licorice is about 10 buttons long.

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How much longer is the licorice than the pencil ? The licorice is 2 buttons longer than the pencil. 8 buttons 10 buttons

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What objects could you use to measure your desk? Work with a partner to measure the width of your desk. Record your answers. Don ’ t forget to label your measurements. _______________ erasers scissors playing cards

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