Exploring Wingspan
This week during a math lesson, the second grade students began to investigate the concept of wingspan. First, we brainstormed what that might mean, and because we have been immersed in our bird study, it was not difficult to reach a conclusion! Next, students worked in pairs to use a measuring tape to measure each other's "wingspan." Even though we do not have wings, it helped us to think about how the wingspan measurement is determined. Then referring to a chart of average wingspans for the birds they are each studying, the second graders created a paper model of their bird's wingspan. Very soon, we will use these to compare wingspans and to create mathematical questions about our data. In case you are curious, the bird with the smallest wingspan was the hummingbird at 4 inches and the largest was the California condor at 120 inches!
This week during a math lesson, the second grade students began to investigate the concept of wingspan. First, we brainstormed what that might mean, and because we have been immersed in our bird study, it was not difficult to reach a conclusion! Next, students worked in pairs to use a measuring tape to measure each other's "wingspan." Even though we do not have wings, it helped us to think about how the wingspan measurement is determined. Then referring to a chart of average wingspans for the birds they are each studying, the second graders created a paper model of their bird's wingspan. Very soon, we will use these to compare wingspans and to create mathematical questions about our data. In case you are curious, the bird with the smallest wingspan was the hummingbird at 4 inches and the largest was the California condor at 120 inches!
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