STC Program: Comparing and Measuring Unit Kit, 3rd Edition

Comparing and Measuring introduces key skills students need to make sense of their lives and to successfully conduct experiments. Unit develops the skills of comparison, matching, and measuring. Students begin by comparing their heights, then matching their height to others in class using strips of adding machine tape. Students test a series of measurement experiments using nonstandard units, such as their own feet, and discover that nonstandard units produce unreliable results.