The purpose of this activity is to engage students in using standard measuring tools in a non-standard manner.
In readiness for this problem, the students should have familiarity with each of the following components of mathematics. The problem may be solved with different combinations of these components.
This activity may be carried out with guidance, or by allowing the student to follow their own method of solution.
The example responses below give an indication of the kind of response to expect from students who approach the problem in particular ways.
How long is this piece of string?
Prompts from the teacher could be:
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