Interview Circulate and observe students measuring their body parts on the butcher paper. Orally question students by having them explain a measurement and show you how they measured. Ask if all the students in the group had the same measurements. Performance task Measure the length of an object with a metric measure, then again with a US standard measure. Describe orally or in writing, depending on skill level of the group, any discoveries, comparisons, or observations between the two measurements.
Students can work individually or in groups of any size.