Games to Go - Measurement

Don’t Be a Copy Cat

Be the last player to draw a shape!

area

• model
• measure using standard metric units
• compare
• constant area with different shapes 

Students will model,  find, and compare area of different shapes using standard units (cm2). They will explore how a shape can change, but have the same area.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

A Perimeter Puzzle

Are all shapes created equal?

area & perimeter

• measure using standard metric units
• area/perimeter relationship
• recall multiplication facts

Students will model and find the area and perimeter of shapes using standard units (cm), as they explore shapes with the same area, but a different perimeter. They will recall basic multiplication facts.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Copy Cat

How well can you see with your ears? Can you copy the shape just by listening?

volume

• non-standard units
• relationship of dimensions to volume
• compare

Students will explore volume using non-standard units (linking cubes), as they create shapes. They will explore and compare the dimensions of an object relative to its volume.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Hidden Shapes

Think fast… think in layers!

volume

• model
• estimate & measure in standard units

Students will model, estimate, and measure volume using standard units (cm3).

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

I Spy… (from a different angle)

Collect points for the angles you spy!

angles

• right, acute, obtuse
• student-generated definitions
• compare

Students will name angles (obtuse, right, & acute) that they find in everyday objects. They will compare the relative size of angles.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Circle Challenge

Be the one to place the winning wedge!

angles

• right, acute, obtuse
• measure with non-standard units
• relationship to degree units

Students will measure and name angles using non-standard units (wedges). They will explore the connection between wedges in a circle to degree units.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Race to Zero

Race up and down the thermometer to zero!

temperature

• scale
• referents to real life
• recall addition facts

Using a thermometer, students will read a temperature scale, add and subtract temperature, and explore temperature relative to real-life. They will recall single-digit addition facts.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Are U Square?

What shape is your family in? Investigate!

length

• estimate
• measure using standard units
• scaled diagrams

Students will estimate, measure, and compare lengths using standard units (cm, m). They will draw a scaled diagram of their measurements.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Shape Up

You can’t change the area, but you can change the shape to make it fit… or can you?

area

• estimate & measure
• relationship of shape to area
• recall addition facts

Students will estimate and measure area using standard units (cm), as they will explore how a shape can change size, but keep the area the same. They will recall single-digit addition facts.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Milliliter Match

How close can you get?

capacity

• standard metric units
• estimate & measure
• referents for metric capacity units
• round numbers to nearest 100

Students will estimate and measure capacity using standard units (ml, l), as they develop a sense how much a milliliter is. They will round numbers to the nearest 100.

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... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered

Rectangle Wrangle 3

Be the first to fill in your grid and win the ‘Head Wrangler’ title!

area

• model & measure
• relationship to multiplication facts
• recall multiplication facts

Using counting rods and a cm grid, students will model and measure area using standard units (cm). They will explore the connection between area and multiplication and practice their basic multiplication facts.

“I Get It!”
... a guide for the mathematically undiscovered