Our enquiry question was: Are children the same height in every year group in the school? We began by thinking about what we already knew about growing and discussing whether we thought children in different year groups might be the same height or different heights.
First, we looked at a tape measure and carefully extended it so we could see how long it was. We looked closely at the markings on the tape measure and talked about what they meant. We discussed that the numbers showed measurements in centimetres and that these measurements helped us find out how tall someone was.
Next, we worked in small groups to measure each other’s height. One person in the group stood straight while another child used the tape measure to measure from the floor to the top of their head. We made sure the tape measure was straight so that our measurements were as accurate as possible. A third person in the group recorded the measurement.
After everyone in the group had been measured, we wrote down each child’s height and age. Once all of the results had been collected, we worked together to organise the information. We created a graph to show the heights from the smallest to the tallest. We carefully placed each child’s measurement in the correct place on the graph and labelled it clearly.
Finally, we added each child’s age to the graph so that we could compare age and height. This helped us to start thinking about whether children in different year groups were the same height or if height changed as children got older. We discussed what we noticed from the graph and began to think about what our results might tell us about our enquiry question. We had to use our Skills Builder listening and teamwork in today’s lesson.
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