| Standard 1: Benchmark B: Solves real world problems involving measurement.
Standard 2: Benchmark A: Uses direct and indirect measures to calculate and compare measurable characteristics. A-2: PCR: Uses customary & metric units to compare length, weight, and capacity or volume. A-3: Uses multiplication & division to convert units of measure within customary or metric systems. (example 100 cm. = 1 m.) |
Mrs. Wartenheimer informed her class that
today they would learn to convert inches
to millimeters.
"But Mrs. Wartenheimer, we don't like
millimeters, " complained little Cindy,
"Inches work just fine for us. They're
on all the rulers!"
"Most scientific measurements are taken
using the metric system," said Mrs.
Wartenheimer with a fanatic gleam in her
eye, "You kids have had it TOO EASY!
It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get
busy. I want you to think, eat, drink, and
dream metric. NOW GET busy and convert those
inches to millimeters!!!"
Average Yearly Rainfall in Selected Rainforests
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| Zaire |
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| India |
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| Malaysia |
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| Papua, New Guinea |
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| Indonesia |
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| Columbia |
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| Brazil |
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1. In many countries of the world rainfall
is measured in millimeters instead of inches.
To find out how many millimeters of rain
fell in each country’s rainforest, multiply
the number of inches of rain by 25. The reason
that you must multiply by 25 is because each
inch of rain is the same amount as 25 millimeters
of rain. (You may use a calculator) Write
the number of millimeters which fell in each
country’s rainforest in the correct column
of the chart.
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