parker measurement project

Parker’s Measurement Notebook/PowerPoint

By Parker Betts

Due May 5th

Linear (World’s Longest)

French Fry• 24 in. equals 60 cm.

Tongue• 4 in from the closed

top lip equals 10cm.

Capacity (World’s Biggest)

Drinking cup• 3,300 liters equals

about 3,500 quarts

Bathtub.• 6,340 gallons equals

24,000 L.

Weight/Mass (World’s Heaviest)

Elephant• 16,534 pounds equals

7,500 kilograms

Baby• 28 pounds equals 13

kilograms

Place I Want To Go

Knoxville, TN.

• 2,750,000 ft. = 917,000 yds. = 838,500 m. = 520 mi. = 837 km.

Resources Used

BamBam World. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.bambamworld.com>.

ChaCha - Mobile Search | Text Search | Questions and Answers. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.chacha.com>.

EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago Citation Styles. Web. 04 May 2010. <http://www.easybib.com>.

Fast Food Facts | Calories, Fat and Other Nutritional Information. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.foodfacts.info>.

Google Maps. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.maps.google.com>.

Guinness World Records - Home of the Longest, Shortest, Fastest, Tallest Facts and Feats. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.guinessworldrecords.com>.

Home. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.supertremendous.com>.

Resources Used (continued)

Online Travel Guides of Travel Destinations - Las Vegas, Caribbean, Hawaii and Machu Picchu. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.destination360.com>.

Scienceray | All That Is Science, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.scienceray.com>.

TreeHugger. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.treehugger.com>.

"World's Largest French Fry." ChaCha - Mobile Search | Text Search | Questions and Answers. Web. 34 May 2010. <http://www.chacha.com>.

Zimbio - Interactive Magazine. Web. 03 May 2010. <http://www.zimbio.com>.

Habits Of Mind Used

1. Striving for accuracy with my estimations for the metric and customary measures

2. Thinking flexibly about how I was going to format my PowerPoint, present it and add humor

Thanks

My PowerPoint