Activity #

Skill Involved

Brief Activity Description

# of Students

Task Card

Other Materials

1
Dinner Time

Time Measurement

Task card describes a meal being prepared, student must decide when to start each food to all be ready at the same time

1 or small group

#1

clock pattern

2
Body Parts

Length

Use string to measure wrist, neck, and waist. Make comparisons, look for relationships.

1 or 2

#2

data sheet

3
Perimeter and Area

Measuring and relating perimeter and area of a figure

Design shapes ( using blocks) according to instructions on the task card, changing the perimeters and areas of figures

1 or small group

#3

4
Play Dough

Length, volume, area, perimeter

Use play dough to estimate and measure volume. Follow task card instructions to make lengths, cover areas, measure perimeters

1 or small groups

#4

5
Comparing Cylinders

Surface area/ volume

Students note the difference in capacity of containers made from the same sizes of paper but formed into different dimensions

1 or small group

#5

6
Estimating Length

Estimating, deciding on units of measurement

Estimate and then measure a number of objects to get practice in estimation, measuring, and choosing units to use.

1 or small group

#6

student data sheet

Teacher Notes

Task Cards and Materials