In case your child has ever asked you, "How many seconds have I been alive?" you now will know what the answer is. Just tell them that the answer is in Mrs. Gellert's math class.
Students in my Math class have been busily converting their weight in pounds to ounces, and believe it or not, to tons. (albeit a minuscule portion of a ton).
We are also converting the number of days students have been alive on this planet. Today we learned that one student has been alive 600, 659,000 seconds! We have done the math and these numbers don't lie. (I love math!) We've also figured out the number of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and, you guessed it, the number of seconds old each student is. (Students had a beginning and ending time for this assignment, or else it would truly be the never ending math problem!)
Do enjoy this math lesson with your child. It has been a springboard to a multitude of mathematical equations and explanations.
Students in my Math class have been busily converting their weight in pounds to ounces, and believe it or not, to tons. (albeit a minuscule portion of a ton).
We are also converting the number of days students have been alive on this planet. Today we learned that one student has been alive 600, 659,000 seconds! We have done the math and these numbers don't lie. (I love math!) We've also figured out the number of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and, you guessed it, the number of seconds old each student is. (Students had a beginning and ending time for this assignment, or else it would truly be the never ending math problem!)
Do enjoy this math lesson with your child. It has been a springboard to a multitude of mathematical equations and explanations.
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