Measurement
Give your students practice in measuring distances precisely. This is one of the puzzle designs I am most happy about. Here is a downloadable pdf.
Through irony and humour – your students learn the importance of rounding off decimals.
The “goldfish” and the “sunglasses” use the same stars! That should be worth a point!
Give your students practice measuring distances with a ruler. Select a set of random points and photocopy them. A child must first try to guess the constellations (and name them). Then it is time to take out a ruler and figure out the solution. For each point, the student draws a line to its two closest neighbours. When they’ve completed a point they should circle it so they don’t get confused.
For my comments on good and bad measurement challenges from the web – visit pinterest measurement.
Please use MathPickle in your classrooms. If you have improvements to make, please contact me. I'll give you credit and kudos 😉 For a free poster of MathPickle's ideas on elementary math education go here.
Gordon Hamilton
(MMath, PhD)
