Measurement Olympics

 



 

  Students participated in the following Olympic events:

 

Cotton Ball Shot Put

Straw Javelin

Giant Step

Paper Plate Discus Throw

High Jump

Side Step

 

The learning goal was for students to explore the relationship between the measurement units of inches, feet, and yards. 

 

 

 

Students created their own yardsticks, investigated the most efficient means of measurement, and discovered relationships among the units.

 

 

 

Skyler earns a "WOW" award for this thinking. 

Students make the word "WOW" using their hands and faces...

they love receiving this award!!!

 

 

 

 





Problem Solving - OnLine Math League!

 

 

OnLine Math League

Students have just finished participating in our second OnLine Math League competition.  This competition includes 2nd grade students from across the county, state, and nation.  Each student takes a 15 question test within a 30 minute time constraint.  The tests are then scored and scores are entered on line.  Once the competition ends, classes are ranked based on scoring performance. 

 

For our FIRST competition, we came in #1 in the county, #8 in the state, and #23 in the nation...WOW!!!!  The second test was incredibly difficult, but I am SO, SO proud of how the students worked within their time limit to solve problems.  Congratulations to AVA, who scored a 100%!!!!

 

The pictures show how students responded to being giving a practice test from the OnLine Math League website.  They solved problems on their whiteboards to practice for the test...they were SO excited about the challenge of the practice test!

onlinemathleague.com