LESSON 1: What is so different about a baby kangaroo?
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LESSON 1: What is so different about a baby kangaroo? |
Task 1.1
Watch the videos on the struggles of a new born joey. (If the videos do not play on your computer see your teacher or the computer technician for help.) Think about how tiny the newborn joey is. In your Record Booklet make a list of things that are the size of a new born joey.
Task 1.2
Fill in the table below in your Record Booklet using the correct conversions. There is working space in your Record Booklet if you need it.
ANIMAL |
BIRTH WEIGHT (grams) |
ADULT WEIGHT (kilograms) |
ADULT WEIGHT (grams) |
BIRTH WEIGHT AS PERCENTAGE OF ADULT WEIGHTBirth weight (g) x 100Adult weight (g) |
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DOG (corgi) |
284 |
9 |
9 x 1000 = 9000 |
284 / 9000 x 100 = 3.15% |
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CAT |
100 |
4.5 |
4,500 |
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HORSE |
50,000 |
550 |
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MOUSE |
1 |
0.040 |
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KANGAROO (a marsupial) |
3 |
70
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KOALA (a marsupial) |
5 |
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13,000 |
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FOX |
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8 |
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1.9% |
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ELEPHANT |
100,000 |
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2.5% |
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HUMAN |
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Task 1.3
Consider the results of the ratios table. In your Record Booklet, write down at least three observations.
Now write down a list of things that you would need to consider if you found an injured animal on the side of the road.
Time for Reflection
a) Think about a usual maths lesson and compare it to today’s lesson.
What was the same?
What was different?
Use the table in your Record Booklet to record your ideas. You will be using this table again in the last lesson
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Usual Maths Lesson |
Today’s Maths Lesson |
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b) What maths did you use today and for what did you use it?
Fill out your ideas in the table provided in your Record Booklet .
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Maths I used today |
What I used the Maths for |
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