Animal Speed Chart – Converting Units Activity

To practice some real-life unit converting, I had my students go out in the lobby and measure their speed doing various activities such as walking, running, hopping, or skipping.  Then, we converted our speed to miles/hour and compared our speed to the speeds of various animals.

Here’s the animal speed chart I gave my students:

More Activities for Teaching Dimensional Analysis

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  Dimensional Analysis Shape Cards Activity
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  Cut and Paste Dimensional Analysis Activity
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  Animal Speed Chart – Converting Units Activity
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  Converting Units Foldable