Transcript sizing up species

Sizing up species
Measurement Activities
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What things do we
measure?
What do we use to
measure them?
How are plants
and animals
measured?
Central American river turtle
Pink-footed shearwater
Kagu egg
Activity 1
How long is a dugong?
Predicting the length of different plants and animals
Dugong
Box
Giant
anteater
Measuring
stick
Prediction
Actual
Actual
Prediction
Actual
Prediction
Wandering
albatross
American
crocodile
Results?
How accurate were your estimates?
Activity 2
Who’s taller: You or
a gentoo?
Comparing your height to
other animals and plants
Gentoo penguin
Creating a species
measurement chart
WALL
Lion, (male,
shoulder height)
120 cm/47 in
Gentoo penguin
77 cm/30 in
Fairy
slipper
orchid
25 cm/10 in
Creating a student
measurement chart
WALL
Mrs Jones
160 cm/63 in
Male lion
120 cm/47 in
Gentoo penguin 77 cm/ 30 in
Fairy
slipper
orchid
25 cm/10 in
James
125 cm/49 in
Amy
98 cm/38 in
Results?
What species are you taller than?
What species are you shorter than?
Creating a species
measurement chart
WALL
Spotted hyena 1.57 m
Wandering albatross
(wingspan) - 3.5 m
Leatherback turtle 1.6 m
Komodo dragon 2.0 m
FLOOR
Creating a student
measurement chart
FLOOR
Tim
101 cm
Sara
96 cm
Justin
90 cm
This activity is accredited by the British Science
Association and can count towards the
CREST  Investigators SuperStar Award
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