Leap into LEAP YEAR!
What
Causes Leap Year?
February 29th, 2008 is Leap Year! Leap Year only happens once every four
years. Leap Years are added to the calendar
every four years to keep the calendar working properly. The annual calendar is matched up with Earth’s
solar year, or how long it takes Earth to revolve around the sun. Earth’s solar year is 365.25 days. Every 4 years the .25 days are added together
to make another full day.
4th
Graders Celebrate Leap Year
The 4th graders had the
chance to “Leap” into the Leap Year. In
Physical Education class, Mrs. Scimeca told us that a “leap” was when you
pushed off one foot and landed on the opposite foot. We had a leaping contest in our room. Each student stood at the staring line and
did their best leap. We recorded all of
the leaps on a data table. After looking
at our data, we found the average distance, the median distance for the boys and
girls, and looked for the mode.
The
furthest leap recorded was 83 inches by
The
mean, or average, leap for our class was 64.25 inches.
The
4th graders made kangaroos out of paper bags and recorded their leap
on the kangaroo.
Leap
Year Links
Enchanted Learning “Leap
Year”
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Classroom Website
