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So… just how many kids could we cram onto the playground?
One bar looks twice as tall, but the vote was nearly a tie. Students uncover the sneaky scale, then build their own misleading graph.
What if I told you a movie was a whopping 0.017 long? Could you figure out the unit I’m using? This lesson packs in strange measurements of time as well as tiny decimals.
So, if I told you a bathtub holds 640 of water, which unit would make the most sense?
How heavy is the world’s heaviest pumpkin when measured in Mr. Byrds?
Let’s make some intentionally bad graphs to learn how to spot poorly made graphs.
Mr. Boid’s graph says he won in a blowout. But it was really a tie.
How long would it take to mow a very large lawn with a push-mower?
What if I told you that an elephant weighed a back-breaking 176,000? Could you figure out the unit I’m using? But… how many corgis would that be?
Mr. Boid says the juice is split fairly. So why do three kids have empty cups?
Is gas actually that expensive? What if we filled a car up with… orange juice?
What if I told you that I’m 341,640 old? Could you figure out what unit I’m using? Hint: it’s not years!
