Mini Metrics Olympics

-Review metrics worksheet answers

-To practice taking metric system measurements...
Mini Metric Olympics!


Working in lab/table groups
Each team will participate in each of the 6 events.
Event 1 - Paper Plate Discus
Event 2 - Paper Straw Javelin
Event 3 - Cotton Ball Shot Put
Event 4 - Right Handed Paper Clip Grab
Event 5 - Left Handed Sponge Squeeze
Event 6 - Big Foot Contest
Each member of the team participates in the event, writing down their own scores. 
BEFORE throwing/grabbing/squeezing/tracing...make your guess in the 'estimate' column on your worksheet.
THEN take the actual measurement and record on worksheet
The difference between the two is your score.
The person with the overall lowest total score is the winner!
Olympic Rules:
*Be fair and use good sportsmanship
*No practice turns
*Measure to the nearest whole unit
*Teacher will announce when to rotate to next event
*Team Captain will read instructions when you get to event and makes sure each person records an estimate beforehand and an actual measurement afterwards.

HAVE FUN!