Other than batting averages and mL to L or mm to Meters? I need to relate thousandths to real life for fourth graders. Thanks for your help!
2007-03-02 03:58:50 · 9 answers · asked by Kimberly 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
An obvious one would be time problems. Maybe the difference between first and second place in a race is a few thousandths of a second. Also, you could describe that their nails grow a few thousandths of an inch per day. Hair would be another example. Maybe a population problem, where a few thousandths of the population does something. Hope that helps.
2007-03-02 04:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by RJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would relate it to decimals. anytime you have .001 you are dealing with 1 thousandth of 1 unit. I dont think it really applies much to 4th graders, but the best way would be to think big. like 1 year is 1/1000 of a millennium.
2007-03-02 04:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by iturnrocks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In machine work measurements are in thousandths of an inch. If a piece is not cut accurately it will fail to work properly. A few thousandths of an inch wear can ruin an engine. Adjustments of engines (i.e. spark plug gaping) is measured in thousandths of an inch. i hope that might help.
2007-03-02 04:05:58 · answer #3 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I once read that the human finger can detect a ridge of height one thousandth of an inch. Obviously it depends on the person but much less than that and no-one can.
2007-03-02 04:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount of electric power from an AA battery is given in milliAmphours (look on the side of a rechargable AA battery, and it will probably say 2100 mAh, or 2400 mAh or something like that).
In drag racing, times are measured to the 1000th of a second, and speeds are measured out to 3 decimal places (1/1000th of a mph).
Dot (pixel) size on a computer screen is measured and specified in fractions of a millimeter. Usually, it is around 0.2 mm or smaller.
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2007-03-02 04:10:06 · answer #5 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A meter is a thousandth of a kilometer etc etc ...
2007-03-02 04:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your hair is thousandths less thick then your finger
2007-03-02 04:07:35 · answer #7 · answered by holykrikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully with money and finances. Pay, not debt though....
2007-03-02 04:06:20 · answer #8 · answered by rottymom02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 14:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋