GOIN' ON A

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GOIN' ON A PUDDLE WALK
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our weather yesterday...
Our Country's Weather Today
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and today, we have...
puddles!!!
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PUDDLES HAVE MANY DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES!
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puddle terms
THE DISTANCE ALL THE WAY AROUND
circumference
diameter
THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE WIDEST PART
depth
HOW DEEP IT IS
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HOW DO WE MEASURE A PUDDLE?
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CIRCUMFERENCE
THE DISTANCE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PUDDLE WE
WILL USE STRING TO MEASURE THIS, AND THEN USE A
YARDSTICK TO MEASURE THE LENGTH OF STRING
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DIAMETER
THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE WIDEST PART WE WILL USE
A YARDSTICK TO MEASURE THIS IN FEET
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DEPTH
HOW DEEP IT IS WE WILL USE A RULER TO MEASURE
THIS IN INCHES
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and now....we're going on a puddle walk!

• Things you will need
• A long piece of string
• A yardstick
• A ruler

• Worksheet
• A pencil
• Scissors

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WHAT WE'LL DO

• Make a group of 2 with the person sitting next
  to you

• When we go outside, we will measure one puddle
  together as a class

• You and your partner will then find your own
  puddle on the playground

• Together, you will measure the circumference,
  diameter and depth of your puddle

• Make sure to write down your measurements on
  your worksheet!!

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Using your materials, take measurements of

• The circumference by laying the string all the
  way around the puddle and then using your
  yardstick to measure the part of the string you
  used

• The diameter by holding the yardstick across
  the puddle at its widest point

• The depth by putting the ruler in the puddle in
  different places until you find the deepest part

don't forget to write down your measurements!
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after you have your measurements... Find the
circumference, Diameter and Depth again... But
without your Ruler, yardstick or string!
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some ideas of things to use
Your pencil A leaf
Your finger A rock
use your imagination - and make sure to record
what you use and the measurements you take on
your worksheet!!
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when you have your measurements

• Your group will share
• the circumference, diameter and depth of your
  puddle when
• you used the string, yardstick and ruler

• the things you came up with to use

• the new circumference, diameter and depth of
  your puddle
• with the things you used

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some questions to think about as you write your
reflection...
What was the hardest measurement to take? What
was the easiest measurement to take? Which tool
worked best? Which tool was difficult to
use? What was your favorite thing about the
Puddle Walk?
???
???
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well done on your puddle walk!