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This Noodling Around: Powers of Ten activity also includes:
- K-2 Student Guide
- 3-12 Student Guide
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How many noodles long is your classroom? Find out when engineers of all ages explore measurement through the use of pool noodles. With the noodles pre-cut to certain metric lengths, the activities could be used to introduce the metric system, powers of ten, or scale.
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Pros
- Includes good teacher tips, such as instructing classes not to use the noodles for jedi impersonations or sword fights
- Easily used across the grade levels to introduce measurement, scale, and 21st century skills
- Useful in science and math
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- None