Description
LEAP DAY ACTIVITY - February 29
SWBAT...
Use their knowledge of conversions to show why we need a LEAP DAY every 4 years.
Use their critical reasoning skills to show why there are exceptions (i.e. no leap day on years divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400)
Students will be introduced to the reasoning behind the LEAP DAY.
Students will experiment with conversions between days, hours, minutes, and seconds to show why a LEAP DAY is every 4 years.
We have LEAP DAYS to keep the seasons in line. Without LEAP DAYS our seasons would move to a new date. This will eventually lead to our seasons being in completely different months!
Great activity to practice conversions while discussing the really life applications that mathematicians and scientist had to implement to ensure our years are consistent!
BONUS students can discover how the seasons would move without LEAP DAYS.
Highlights
Description
LEAP DAY ACTIVITY - February 29
SWBAT...
Use their knowledge of conversions to show why we need a LEAP DAY every 4 years.
Use their critical reasoning skills to show why there are exceptions (i.e. no leap day on years divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400)
Students will be introduced to the reasoning behind the LEAP DAY.
Students will experiment with conversions between days, hours, minutes, and seconds to show why a LEAP DAY is every 4 years.
We have LEAP DAYS to keep the seasons in line. Without LEAP DAYS our seasons would move to a new date. This will eventually lead to our seasons being in completely different months!
Great activity to practice conversions while discussing the really life applications that mathematicians and scientist had to implement to ensure our years are consistent!
BONUS students can discover how the seasons would move without LEAP DAYS.
