Though assessment will be done during the various activities, a final comprehensive test will be given in order to assess student assimilation of the information presented. One apple and napkin per student, one or more scales with metric units of measurement. Handout apples and napkins. Have students estimate what part or percentage of the apple is edible. Instruct students to weigh apples with napkins and record the results on paper.
Students then eat their apples, saving all the uneaten parts on their napkins.
Instruct the students to then weigh the uneaten portion with their napkins and record that weight. Students will then divide the edible weight be the whole weight to find a percentage. The groups then compare the results with the estimations and one group member presents the data to the rest of the class. Assessment Assessment will be made based on observation made during the activities and the results of the group assignments. It started the lesson with an activity that allowed the students to see the need for a universal form of measurement.