Metric Olympics
The Science Couple
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Grade Levels
4th - 8th
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Pages
3 pages
The Science Couple
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Description
Here's a fun, active, and engaging activity to incorporate into your metric measurement unit! Students participate in a "Metric Olympics" competition where they are allowed 3 trials in 6 different events. Day 1 is for the outdoor games, and Day 2 is for the indoor games.
Outdoor games: Plate Discus Throw, Standing Long Jump, and Straw Javelin
Indoor games: Sand Grab, Paper Towel Wringer, and Chopstick Grab
Through the 6 events, students have the opportunity to practice and apply their measurement skills for length, mass, liquid volume, and solid volume.
There were a couple of years that we tried this as competition between our 7th and 8th grade science classes...that was a lot of fun! We made a really big event of it by advertising it around campus and announcing results on the school's morning announcements!
Outdoor games: Plate Discus Throw, Standing Long Jump, and Straw Javelin
Indoor games: Sand Grab, Paper Towel Wringer, and Chopstick Grab
Through the 6 events, students have the opportunity to practice and apply their measurement skills for length, mass, liquid volume, and solid volume.
There were a couple of years that we tried this as competition between our 7th and 8th grade science classes...that was a lot of fun! We made a really big event of it by advertising it around campus and announcing results on the school's morning announcements!
Total Pages
3 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
2 days
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