Today in math we learned about measurement and the history behind it. We first went outside and looked for something that could measure distance and something else that could measure mass. We realised that measuring things with what we found wouldn’t be very helpful because they are all different sizes and lengths. If we were to measure the same object with different tools we would end up with different measurements. We then went back inside and watched a documentary on the number 1. I thought it was very interesting to hear how people first started counting. How at first they would just carve indents in something as counting and how it eventually evolved. I found myself thinking about what it would be like without number and math around us and how difficult life would be. I thought that it was really interesting to see the history of measuring.