MY measurement project

Chase Sippola

Comparing balls and distance thrown

10 units of measurement used

• Yards- = 3 ft.• Feet- = 12 in.• Inches• Cm.- = in. X 2.2 • Skiter- (my dog) = 18 in.• Chases foot- = 8 in.• Tennis Ball- = 2 in. • Football- = 11 in. • Nerf ball- = 10 in. • Boat- =19ft

Measuring things used

Taking measurements

Recording Data

Throwing Footballyds ft in cm skiter chase

foottenniball

Foot ball

Nerf ball

boat

Chase 20.7 62 744 1637 41 93 372 68 74.4 3.3

Cam 27 80 960 2112 53 120 480 88 96 4.2

Throwing tennis balls540 Yds Ft. In. cm. My

foot Skiter Tenni

BallFootBall

NerfBall

Boat

Chase 30 90 1080 2376 138 60 540 99 108 4.7

Cam 39 117 1404 3088 175 78 702 92.7 140 6.2

Throwing Nerf BallYds Ft. In. cm. Skiter My

footTenniBall

FootBall

NerfBall

Boat

Chase 18 54 644 1417 36 80.5 322 58.5 64.4 2.5

cam 22.6 68 816 1795 45.3 102 408 74 81.6 3.6

Comparing Data

• Cameron threw all balls farther than Chase.• The tennis ball went farther than the football

(28ft. farther when Chase threw it).• The football went farther that the nerf ball

( 8ft. farther when Chase threw it).• The smallest ball went the farthest.

What I Learned

• I learned that you can measure the same thing using many different units.

• I learned to convert measurements using a calculator.