Metric Scavenger Hunt

This a scavenger hunt where students need to find objects in the classroom that are in incriments of centimeters and meters. This allows students to relate real world objects to metric measurements. This is a interactive whole group lesson to demonstrate estimating metric measurements of length.

Standards & Objectives

Academic standards
CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.1
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time...
CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2
Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l).1 Add, subtract,...
CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.5
Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
GLE 0206.4.2
Understand the meaning and process of linear measurement.
GLE 0306.4.5
Solve measurement problems involving fractional parts of linear units and capacity units.
SPI 0306.1.2
Solve problems involving elapsed time.
SPI 0306.4.5
Choose reasonable units of measure, estimate common measurements using benchmarks, and use appropriate tools to make measurements.
TSS.Math.3.MD.A.1
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve contextual problems involving addition and subtraction of time...
TSS.Math.3.MD.A.2
Measure the mass of objects and liquid volume using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), milliliters (ml), and liters (l). Estimate the mass of ...
TSS.Math.3.MD.C.5
Recognize that plane figures have an area and understand concepts of area measurement.
 
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Learning objectives: 

Purpose:

To practice estimating metric measurements of length.

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Remembering

Helpful Hints

Materials:

  • Pencil
  • Centimeter ruler and meterstick
  • Objects to measure

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