To do so, students brainstorm the desirable qualities of long underwear. They determine what they will use to represent average size and develop a method for calculating the surface area of a human being. They develop a method for determining the insulating capacity of a variety of cloth types and groups of students perform their experiment. 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.