Measurement mania
Subtitle: games and activities that make math easy and fun
By: Lynette Long
Series: Magical math
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780471369806
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Measurement
Description: Presents a series of activities, arranged in order of difficulty, that teach the operation of measurement.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The magic of measurement.  Measuring length and distance in  English and metric units: Feet first!; title: Hands up; title: Body parts; title: Jump start; title: A simple ruler; title: A tall order; title: The magnificent mile; title: Area mosaic; title: Optical illusions; title: Room redecorating; title: Conversion cards; title: Metric measuring tape; title: Little dolls, real people; title: Neighborhood distances; title: Kilometer vacations; title: Dancing decimal points; title: Metric-English frenzy; title: Measuring volume in English and metric units: Spoons abound; title: Measuring cup; title: When is a cup not a cup?; title: A square cup; title: It's a party; title: Volume addition; title: Measuring milliliters; title: Create a liter cube; title: The price is right; title: Measuring weight in English and metric units: Outer space; title: One ounce; title: One pound; title: Estimating weights; title: Guess and weigh; title: One ton; title: Grams and milligrams; title: Measuring temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius: Water, water everywhere; title: What's the temperature?; title: Measuring time: Ten times!; title: Candle hour power; title: Create a sundial; title: Clock search; title: All over the United States; title: Measurement master certificate; title: Index.