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Ellen's attempt: Gonna try this one out..... My object (my iPad) is approx. 7*9 or has an area of approx. 63 sq.inches,within a perimeter of 32 inches. Its width is approx. 3/4 of an inch so it's volume would be 47.25 cubic inches. it has 16 GB of storage. I was estimating because the measurements were so strangely imprecise so I looked it up on the Internet: GB stands for giga bites- but what does that really mean? I did not even begin to understand the definition so I went with trying to understand through examples: There's even more math involved: == [ [|edit] ] == 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) I have no idea where to begin with this one.....
 * Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
 * Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
 * Depth: 0.37 inch (9.4 mm)
 * Weight: 1.44 pounds (652 g)
 * __ [|Gigabyte] __(GB), a unit of information used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity
 * One hour of[|SDTV]video at 2.2 Mbit/s is approximately 1 GB.
 * Seven minutes of[|HDTV]video at 19.39 Mbit/s is approximately 1 GB.
 * 114 minutes of uncompressed[|CD-quality]audio at 1.4 Mbit/s is approximately 1 GB.
 * A[|DVD-R]can hold about 4.7 GB.
 * A dual-layered [|Blu-ray disc] can hold about 50 GB

[ A gigabyte is a thousand megabytes or 10 to the power of 9 bytes A megabyte is a thousand kilobytes or 10 to the power of 6 bytes A kilobyte is a thousand bytes or 10 to the power of 3 bytes A byte is 8 bits and a bit is the common word for binary digit, it is the fundamental unit of computing that indicates a 1 or a 0 or an on / off state. The various arrangement of bits ( 1 or 0) in each place of an 8 bit byte is the basic building block for representation of data, logic and communication in a computer. Therefore the more bits you have the more data, logic and communication is possible for manipulation on a computer. A similar principal can be applied to pixel resolution on the screen, the higher the numbers the more information in the form of small dots on the screen (pixels) is possible. More dots means that you can represent more information, which means smooth curves in images, richer color and sharper detail. To put it simply its a x y coordinate graph that with a really big x and y axis that lets you plot points at a particular density.

Over all, your attempt while less that satisfactory for you, does open up new areas of inquiry and so providing you with a starting point based on your statement "I have no idea where to begin" is exactly were inquiry starts. I'm willing to make the assertion that inquiry starts with a provocation and initial attempts to act on that provocation included "I have no idea" "what's that?", "Huh?" etc. One of the challenges in school-based learning environments is developing a disposition that is comfortable or at least accepting of the this type of uncertainty. The current educational paradigm is organized around the idea that you have to know what you are doing before your actually do it. Inquiry outside of the educational paradigm does not have such a requirement. Examples include, being in a new relationship with a new person, figuring out what the new baby needs, negotiating in a new environment. When people struggle with new environments or situations those of us who subscribe to a performatory approach would say that the improvisational and creative skills need to develop. To support development we relate to the person as a performer who is learning a new performance and so we pretend that the person can relate to us at a slightly higher level, with our support, than could be accomplished without support. This is a distinct departure from the educational paradigm which actually requires teaching to the current developmental level or what the learner can do independently.