Perspective Is Important HOW MUCH IS A MILLION

Perspective Is Important HOW MUCH IS A MILLION?

Briefcase Full of Money

How Much Money Will Fit? �$50, 000 �$100, 000 Briefcase Dimensions: �$250, 000 18” x 13” 4. 5” In $50 bills �$500, 000 �$1, 000, 000 �$1, 500, 000 �$2, 500, 000 �$3, 000 In $100 bills 45. 7 x 33 x 11. 4 cm

How Much Money Will Fit? �$100, 000 �$250, 000 In $50 bills �$500, 000 �$1, 000, 000 �$1, 500, 000 �$2, 000 �$3, 000 In $100 bills

How Tall is $1 M? �We’ve already figured out how thick any note of U. S. currency is: 0. 010922 cm �If we stacked 1 million bills on top of each other, how tall would our stack of money be? � 109 m (~30 stories!) �That’s the length of a football field and more than half the height of the Space Needle!

Estimation! 1. How much would $1 million weigh? ? 2. Watch video: “How Much Does $1 M Weigh? ” 3. He estimated that 1 million dollar bills weighs about 900 kg (~2, 000 lbs. ) 4. How close is he? Let’s find out! 5. So even though estimation is not an “exact science” it is a pretty good tool to use when time is short.

How Much is 1 Million? �Homework: Choose an item of interest and quantify IN TWO WAYS what it would look like to have 1 million of that item. �Examples: How long is 1 million ____; How tall is 1 million _____; How heavy is 1 million _____; bring in 1 million of your item. Show your work and provide an object of the same scale for reference/perspective �Examples: As tall as the Empire State Building; as massive as a blue whale; as long as 3 football fields. DUE Monday, September 16

Fermi Problems �Enrico Fermi was famous for rapid estimations that were highly accurate �We’re going to learn how to do these on our own! First, some perspective: the scale of the universe Next, an example Fermi estimation �Now, complete the cool down in your journals – we’ll go over the answer tomorrow in class