What can I do if the NBA wants to employ me?

Hi guys!

Today, I've been searching some activities to share with you, and I have found a really exciting one! It'd be a good challenge for the students so... let's go!

WHAT CAN I DO IF THE NBA WANTS TO EMPLOY ME?

I think that a good challenge for Primary students would be to tell them that the NBA is interested in employing them... but for that, they have to follow some steps. 

First question: Do you know that, in the NBA, the height of the players is expressed in feet and inches, and their weight in pounds? If they want to employ you and play with them, you have to know this ways of measuring. United States, Liberia and Burma are not related to the International System of Units (SI), so they have their own measurement units. So as to be able to know your dimensions, you need to know what is the relation between feet and inches, and centimetres or metres: 

A foot	30, 48 cm
3,28 feet	A metre
A inch	2,54 cm
0,39 inches	A centimetre
A pound	453,592 grams
2,20462 pounds	A kilogram

To start with, you need to know your height and your weight. Then transform it!

I measure ___ metres --> I measure ___ inches

My weight is ___ kilograms --> My weight is ___ pounds

Second question: Now, you have to imagine that they told you that to arrive at your new home, you have to walk 25 miles. You have to discover how many kilometres 25 miles are. But... how can you do that? I help you! 1,61 kilometres correspond to a mile, and a kilometre corresponds to 0,62 miles.

Third question: Now, they told you that from the pavilion to your home, you have to drive! The speed limits are expressed in miles per hour, so you don't know them. Let's change the Spanish speed limits (km/h) to the United States ones, expressed in mi/h.

Maximum speed	Spain (km/h)	United States (mi/h)
Motorway	120 km/h
Road	100 km/h
Streets	50 km/h

What do you think about it? I believe it's a brilliant idea to work with students! They will enjoy the process and won't get bored. I challenge you to put into practice in your class! 

See you in the next post. Bye bye!

You can find activities like this one in the following link: "Se aprende a medir midiendo, y a usar medidas usándolas".