Measurement: An Elephant

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Summary

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?

  1. First, I tell students that my elephant weighs 176,000. They must determine the most likely units.
  2. We learn that this is in ounces. Now, students have to find out how many corgis it would take to equal the weight of one elephant.
  3. Now, students determine how many cars (they pick the make and model) it would take to equal the weight of one elephant.
  4. Finally, students get to pick their own unit of measurement and compare it to the weight of an elephant.

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