Students will estimate how much a million of something weighs. Cap'N Crunch cereal has been contracted to deliver a million pieces of cereal to the Olympic Village. Your job is to determine how many boxes of Cap'N Crunch equals a million, how much it will weigh and how much it will cost to send the boxes to the Olympic Village. Divide the students into groups of four. Distribute a box of cereal, calculator and measuring cup to each group.
Place scales on table.
Each group adds data to chart on board. Determine the total weight of the cereal. Multiply the weight of one box by the total number of boxes. Multiply the total number of boxes by the shipping costs.