Backpacks Break Backs
Mrs. Bevan's Grade 4/5 class will be weighed
Grade 7 and Grade 8 backpacks and then traded the data with a
class in Fort
McMurray, Alberta. The class has
graphed the Winnipeg results and made a quiz
up to test your skills at interpreting graphs. The web sites
listed at the bottom of this page will be used by the Grade 4's
and 5's for content area reading. If you would like to learn more
about this timely research please email Mrs. Bevan cbevan@wsd1.org and see the Teacher Page. You also might
want to check out the Student's Viewpoint..What they
learned from the project.
Winnipeg Backpack Data........................................................Fort McMurray Backpack Data.
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Students weighed themselves in kilograms and recorded the results. Students also measured and recorded their height in centimetres. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Today we went to the Computer Lab and made a 7 x 5 table using Microsoft Publisher. We printed 2 copies each. We will use these tables to record our results when we weigh the backpacks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Here is a full-sized copy of the above table to print out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | We labeled our table. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Come and see what we did next!
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| Read an article on this subject of
backpacks from Web Sites Germantown, PA Detroit August 1999 Houston Pediatric Talk1 Pediatric Talk2 Leisurely Backpacker (Go to Gear Reviews then Backpacks) Teachnet Ladue,Missouri How to Choose a Pack that's Good to your Back Magazine Articles Back Whack from "Science World" November 1, 1999 |