Bridges Blog Archive for Measurement

Looking for ways to explore relationships between circumference, radius, diameter and area? Check out The Circle Tool from NCTM Illuminations. You’ll notice three buttons that run along the top of the game window: Intro, Investigation and Problems. With the Intro button selected, you’ll notice an icon of a video camera.

The following videos feature MLC's Geoboard App, a free application available both online and through the AppStore. The first, an instructional movie, highlights the Geoboard tools and demonstrates how to create a variety of polygons.

Fourth grade Bridges students working on Supplement C3: Circles & Angles may find it hard to forget the terms radius, diameter, and circumference after hearing the book, Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander.

A memorable little tune by Robby Turner, "I Like Coins," illustrates each coin and its value: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters. The video, which also features photos of children in a classroom, would make a nice transition activity.

Content supports students in K-1, moving toward CCSS 2.MC.8.

During Unit 4, fourth grade classes following the Bridges & CCSS Pacing Guide encounter a series of creative lessons in Supplement C3 Circles & Angles that provide a foundation for understanding angle measurement.

This fall, my K-1 group enjoyed learning the temperature poem that Shelly Scheafer references in her Tuesday's Temperature Workouts. Access a free download (PDF) of the Fahrenheit and Celcius poems here.

Middle school math teacher Andrew Stadel uses visuals and technology during daily warm-ups to help students practice estimation. On his website, Estimation 180, he shares this work with other educators and students. Students see a problem posed on a photo or brief video and enter their estimates, confidence levels, and reasoning.