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Measurement Mania
Division: A- Elementary School
NC Standard Course of Study Alignment: Grades 3-5 Science: General
Event Rules: Measurement Mania

Description: This is a station event. Teams will be given a series of tasks to perform involving measurement, such as finding the volume of water in a graduated cylinder, massing an object with a variety of scale types (triple beam, pan balance, spring, etc), measuring the length of an object, finding the diameter of a wheel using a caliper, etc. This list is not all inclusive, the tasks may be completely different. In addition basic calculations may also be performed, such as determining area or volume.

Materials: Teams MUST bring a writing instrument. Teams may also bring one non-programmable calculator.

Event leaders will provide the question and response sheet, and all materials necessary to complete the event.

Scoring: High score wins. Predetermined questions/stations will be used to break ties.

Event Resources:
Sample Event (Station Test)
Example Metric Mastery Score Sheet
Estimation practice game
Think Metric
National Institute of Standards and Technology
How to use a micrometer
How to read a vernier caliper and micrometer

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