I display various anchor charts around my classroom such as these Science Measurement Tools Anchor Charts.
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Depending on the amount of time we have, students can do one of these activities:
- Scavenger Hunt - Divide into teams. Give students a list of tools and ask them to write down what it measures. *Extend by having teams find the actual tools after completing the list.
- Thermometer - temperature
- Spring Scale - weight
- Balance - mass
- Graduated Cylinder - liquid volume
- Ruler - length
- Stopwatch - time
- Interactive Lab Stations - Set up stations with measurement tools. Students rotate through the stations using each tool to measure.
- Poster Project - Students choose a measurement tool and make their own chart explaining how to properly use it. *Click here for examples
- Exit Ticket - Students answer a question about a measurement tool before leaving class. Write the question on the board and have students write down their answer.
- What does a ruler measure? length
- What Science tool would you use to measure liquid volume? graduated cylinder
- What Science tool measures how long something lasted? stopwatch
- What Science tool uses the standard units grams (g) and kilograms (kg)? balance
- What are the standard units does a thermometer use? Celsius or Kelvin (K)
- What Science tool is used to measure the amount of gravity on an object? spring scale
