How big is your heart?
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L174
A lesson plan for grade 2 Mathematics
In this lesson, the first of a five-part series from Illuminations titled “The Beat of Your Heart,” students explore the size of their hearts. They do this by measuring the length, width, and circumference of their fists and relating this to the size of their hearts.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 2
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
- Objective 2.01: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
- Length (meters, centimeters, feet, inches, yards).
- Temperature (Fahrenheit).
- Objective 2.01: Estimate and measure using appropriate units.
