Thursday 12 March 2015

Polar Bear Measurement

In math we have been connecting to our overall theme of the Arctic and Polar Bears. It is truly hard to believe how incredibly large a polar bear truly is. We have been measuring out the size and comparing it to things in our classroom to get a better idea.
We have been learning about standard measurement and non standard measurement. To measure a polar bear we would use meters but, to measure the distance a polar bear swims we would use kilometers.

We are using information to create problems as well in math. 
A polar bear can swim 160 km.. 
A large polar bear on it's hind legs would not fit through our door because it could reach nearly 4 meters tall.



This is how far it would stretch on our stairs if on all fours.




But a baby when it is first born is only 30-35 centimeters long. That is about 18 Lego pieces. 



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