Understanding or Reviewing SI Units

The activities provided in this article would be very helpful to students who need to understand or review the SI systems of measurement. The four stage activity is good. The introductory ... See More

The activities provided in this article would be very helpful to students who need to understand or review the SI systems of measurement. The four stage activity is good. The introductory Powerpoint™ cannot be located but searching on the Internet for a similar one might lead you to another more useful presentation. Personally, I would love to see a math teacher do this since I have found that many math teachers don’t present this system as science teachers do.

Peer Teaching Basketball Metrics

'SI system on the basketball court' provided me with the appropriate framework to collaborate with other teachers within my school as well as for my students to demonstrate their knowledge o... See More

'SI system on the basketball court' provided me with the appropriate framework to collaborate with other teachers within my school as well as for my students to demonstrate their knowledge of the importance of the metric system without having to take an exam. My students (11th graders) have had little exposure to the metric system and as a result, struggle with using the metric system or even understanding WHY we use the metric system. I used this activity as a summative assessment for my students. We invited the two fourth grade classrooms in our school to come to the science room and 2-3 older students worked with the younger students in understanding why we need a standardized system for measurements (the initial questions and activity). The older students then took the younger students to the gym to do the final activity and then led the discussion in the post-lab.