Students share results and each group decides what type of material they think will make the best underwear. They calculate the mass and cost of a set of underwear for an average male and female and develop an advertising campaign for their underwear . Students discuss characteristics of good long underwear and examine different types of fabrics. They tabulate the results of their procedures in graphs and tables. They tabulate the results of their procedures in graphs and tables.
Students discuss how they can find the average-sized person.
They develop strategies for computing the average size and surface area and find their average sizes. Students will use themselves and classmates to determine average sized male and female in class. This information will be used to look at heat lost per unit area and in the marketing of the underwear. Jr. Holliston High School Holliston, Ma. Please note, clothing was more than adequate, no body parts were lost.