| Activity Outcome | Investigating usage of the Imperial system of measurement in another country. (Asking questions) |
| MTS Set | MTS7
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| NATIONAL Curriculum | Using Units of Measurement |
| Topics | Convert Units
Metric System
Other Measurement Systems
Scale
Length
Understand Units
Area
Volume and Capacity
Mass
Time
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| Keywords | Volume and Capacity, Time, Mass, Length, Collecting, Asking Questions, Area |
| Grouping | Independent, learning pairs, small groups and whole class. |
| Resources | Not applicable |
| Lesson Notes |
- Direct students to the activity and ask: What do you know about the measurement system in the USA? What would you like to know? Can you think of a range of questions you might ask a 12 year old student in the USA so you can find out more about their systems of measurement?
- Note: This could be set up as a mutual exchange of questions and information on measurement systems between both schools.
- Briefly discuss a few of the student's questions before directing them to list their questions on the activity sheet.
- Place students into pairs and ask: (Reflection) Can you add to and improve each other's list of questions?
- Place pairs into small groups and ask: (Reflection) Can you add to and improve each other's list of questions?
- Bring groups together to share responses.
- Provide students with the opportunity to email their questions to a 'buddy' in a school in the USA. See Internet Links below.
- Provide the opportunity for students to use the data collected from their 'buddy' to deliver a report to the class.
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| Reflections | See Lesson Notes.
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| Internet Links | |
| Answers | Not applicable |
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