In this activity, students in grades 7 to 9 will learn how to take a bearing with a compass and find an object in their classroom.

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Tags: bearing, Class Activities, compass, directions, Engineering, estimation, GPS, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, maps, Mathematics, navigation, wilderness

In this quick, fun activity, pairs of students in grades 2 – 8 will learn about industrial engineering and measurement by estimating how many times a partner can complete a task in one minute, then checking the estimate against actual performance. Students then can discuss ways to improve their performance and try again.

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Tags: Class Activities, estimation, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Industrial engineering, inquiry, investigation, Mathematics, measurement, time management, time motion studies