It’s Not All Relative: Relative Versus Absolute

by: M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, and Michael R. Falvo

Learning about the sizes of things and scale engages students in thinking about conceptual benchmarks for sizes. In this investigation, students learn to order objects on a relative scale, as well as to accurately label actual or absolute sizes. In addition, students apply their knowledge of the powers of ten as they sequence objects and distances by size.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 4/1/2009Stock # PB237X_5

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