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Which Unit?
Olympic Pool Equivalence
Printable List
Exploring Circumference With Famous Circles
Let’s find how the diameter and circumference of famous circles are related.
Analyze and Create Misleading Graphs
Let’s make some
intentionally bad graphs
to learn how to spot poorly made graphs.
How Many Students Can Fit On The Playground?
So… just how many kids could we cram onto the playground?
Special Gifts with Special Requirements
Your special friends sure have some unique gift needs!
Mow A Lawn
How long would it take to mow a very large lawn with a push-mower?
Filling Up A Car With Other Liquids
Is gas
actually
that expensive? What if we filled a car up with… orange juice?
Intersecting Angles and Streets
There can
never
be just one angle.
Same Perimeter, Different Area For Rectangles
Can two rectangles have the same perimeter but…
different areas!?
Finding The Volume of Laptops
How has the volume of laptops changed over time? You
know
you want to check out how huge those first versions were!
The Heaviest Pumpkin
How heavy is the world’s heaviest pumpkin when measured in Mr. Byrds?
Which Unit?
Measurement: An Elephant
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?
Measurement: A Long Movie
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.
Measurement: How Big is this Bathtub?
So, if I told you a bathtub holds 640 of water, which unit would make the most sense?
Measurement: How Old Is Mr. Byrd?
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!
Olympic Pool Equivalence
An Olympic Sized Pool and 2 Liter Bottles (Episode 1)
How many 2 liter bottles could you fill up using the water in an olympic-sized pool?
An Olympic Sized Pool and Lots of Pasta (Episode 2)
How many pounds of pasta could you cook using the water in an olympic-sized pool?
An Olympic Sized Pool and Jet Fuel (Episode 3)
How many times could you fill up a jet plane using the fuel that would fit in an olympic-sized pool?