I am learning different ways to describe objects.
Length
Definition: the distance from one
point to another, we need a common baseline
Example: how tall people are, sand snakes
Area
Definition: the amount of space a surface
takes up/ object takes up
Example: used sticky notes and playing
cards to measure area of a book
Capacity
Definition: filling something to the top, the
amount a container can hold
Example: pasta, water, cubes, foam blocks
Lines of Symmetry
Definition: with a line in the middle,
it looks the same on both sides
Example: shapes, shapes on paper, desk,
in our names, face, rainbow, letters, door,
shovel, glasses
Shape
Definition: a closed figure
Example: rectangle, circle, triangle,
square, hexagon, rhombus, diamond,
octagon pentagon
Mass
Definition: how heavy or light an object is
Example: how many cubes heavy/light are the stuffies, rubik cubes, beach ball, balloon, Pikachu