Rob and I are teaming up for both Biology and Algebra I this year. Rob’s doing more hands-on activities than ever in his math classes. This week, he’s going to introduce the unit with a hypsometer lab. (Use a metal washer instead of a paperclip.). Basically, the kids will make and use the Hypsometer to measure the height of the house, tree, basketball hoop, etc. Here is an excellent math lab which makes connections. (BTW, tree height can be measured using a hypsometer, clinometer, or a Biltmore stick. Here is a bit more information. I did a number of tree studies in another life.). The math activity from the textbook is below.
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