Junior Supers / Measure for Measure
From Work It Out Wombats! · 2023
Summary
A full two-segment Work It Out Wombats! episode (~26 min). In "Measure for Measure" the wombats need something to be just the right size, so they compare and measure lengths to get it right; the second story tackles another Treeborhood problem with step-by-step thinking. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion
In this Work It Out Wombats! video, the wombats use computational thinking to work out an everyday problem. Use these questions to talk about “Junior Supers / Measure for Measure.”
- Why do the wombats need to measure in the story?
- How can you tell which of two things is longer?
- What could you use to measure something without a ruler?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: measure, length, longer, shorter, compare.
Try it: Find two objects. Put them side by side and tell which is longer and which is shorter.