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Classroom Measurement Scavenger Hunt

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Classroom Measurement Scavenger Hunt

Classroom Measurement Scavenger Hunt

Students measuring classroom objects with rulers and scales

📏 Part 1: Length Measurements

Instructions: Find these objects in your classroom. First estimate the length, then measure with a ruler!

1. Pencil

My estimate: _______ cm

Actual measurement: _______ cm

Was my estimate close? Circle one:

Very close (within 1 cm)

Close enough (within 3 cm)

Not very close (more than 3 cm off)

2. Your reading book

My estimate: _______ cm

Actual measurement: _______ cm

This book is: roa (long) or poto (short)? Circle one:

roa (long)

poto (short)

3. Your desk/table width

My estimate: _______ cm

Actual measurement: _______ cm

⚖️ Part 2: Weight Measurements

Instructions: Use the balance scales to weigh these objects. Remember to estimate first!

4. Water bottle (full)

My estimate: _______ grams

Actual measurement: _______ grams

This water bottle is: taumaha (heavy) or māmā (light)? Circle one:

taumaha (heavy)

māmā (light)

5. Your lunchbox

My estimate: _______ grams

Actual measurement: _______ grams

6. A glue stick

My estimate: _______ grams

Actual measurement: _______ grams

🔍 Part 3: Comparing and Ordering

7. Put your measured objects in order from shortest to longest:

1. _________________ (shortest/poto)

2. _________________

3. _________________ (longest/roa)

8. Put your weighed objects in order from lightest to heaviest:

1. _________________ (lightest/māmā)

2. _________________

3. _________________ (heaviest/taumaha)

9. Which estimate was your most accurate? Why do you think so?

💭 Part 4: Reflection

10. Circle the estimation words you used today:

about

more or less

close to

approximately

11. What was the most surprising measurement you found today?
12. Draw your favourite object that you measured and label its measurement:
13. Complete this sentence: "Measuring helps me understand ________________"

🌟 Bonus Challenge

14. Find something in the classroom that you think is exactly 10 cm long. What did you find?

Object: _________________

Actual measurement: _______ cm

How close were you? _________________

15. Te Reo Māori Match-Up: Draw lines to match the English and Māori words:
1. Long
2. Short
3. Heavy
4. Light
A. māmā
B. roa
C. taumaha
D. poto

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