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Article: Make ice cream - metrically! (teaching metric measurements)
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- May 1, 1997
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During an unusually hot month in our non-air-conditioned school, I hit on the perfect activity to teach my students metric measurements - making ice cream!
* I preview the activity by showing my students the ice cream recipe below that uses metric measurements. Then we prepare for our ice cream making by learning to use Celsius thermometers, metric rulers, graduated cylinders and beakers, and a balance.
* I ask parents to notify me if their children have any medical conditions which would preclude eating homemade ice cream.
* To prevent mishaps, I demonstrate the recipe before the students get started.
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