3rd Grade Measurement Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current 3rd Grade Math Standards for current resources.

Measurement
Read and write time to the nearest hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour. 3.4.1 ME	A Matter of Time - interactive quizzes on half hour, 15 minute intervals and five minute intervals - (story problems) Analog Clock - [ whole class activity ] You call out a time and ask a student to set the clock. Bang On Time - Read the time in words then stop the clock when the hands reach the right time. Bedtime Bandits - (students try to stay up as late as possible by blasting killer clocks that drop from the ceiling) After each stage, identifying the correct clock gets harder and harder. Clock Program - Start with either an analog or a digital clock, then set the other clock to the time given on the first clock. ClockWise and Matching Time - two activities to use in practicing telling time Clockworks - Try to set the time on the clock. (four difficulty levels to choose from) Draw Hands - free worksheets from Math Slice, time intervals from 1 hour to one minute Feeding Time - Can you tell what time the clock shows? If so, the clock gets a meal! ( Caution ! The hour hand points directly at the hour regardless of the position of the minute hand ) Kid Klock - use pull down menus to select the time you would like to see on an analog clock Right Time - Students explore the meaning of AM and PM while they tell time to the hour and half hour. ) Stop the Clock - match digital time to analog clocks, or written time, by dragging the digital clocks, or written time | to the nearest hour | to the nearest half hour | to the nearest fifteen minutes Tell Time - free worksheets from Math Slice, time intervals from 1 hour to one minutes Telling Time - Drag the five digital times to the correct analog clock, then press Stop the Clock to record your time. ( 30 minute increments ) ( 15 minute increments ) ( 5 minute increments ) Telling Time Practice - Drag the hands of the clock to show the correct time. Time To Go - tell time to the half hour [hour and half hour only] Worksheet Generator - You decide on the variables; students tell the time or draw the hands on the clock face, time increments from half-hour to one minute, and answer sheet.
Measure length to the nearest centimeter and inch. 3.4.2 ME	The Ruler Game - Learn To Read A Ruler (inches only - increments from inches to sixteenths) Measure it - practice using a ruler - inches and centimeters Centimeters - to nearest whole number ( from FunBrain ) Centimeters - to half centimeter ( from FunBrain ) Inches - to nearest whole number ( from FunBrain ) Inches - to quarter inch ( from FunBrain ) Teaching Measures - Choose from three modules; length , mass, and capacity. Each category offers several activities for your large screen display as well as supporting worksheets. Worksheet Generator - ( inches only ) Print your own worksheets to let your students practice reading a ruler.
Solve real-world problems using a calendar. 3.4.3 R	It's A Date - use a calendar
Solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction of one- or two-digit measurements. 3.4.4 R	Barrels of Milk - Seven barrels are full of milk. Seven others half filled, and the remaining seven are empty. Please help divide the barrels fairly.
Select an appropriate standard unit to measure length. 3.4.5 ME	Are We There Yet? - select the appropriate unit of measure Measuring Tools - select measurement tools for real-world measuring situations Teaching Measures - Choose from three modules; length , mass, and capacity. Each category offers several activities for your large screen display as well as supporting worksheets.
Use estimation to determine if a length measurement is reasonable. 3.4.6 ME	Are We There Yet? - select the appropriate unit of measure [estimation is also included] Estimator - Practice estimation skills by determining the number of objects, length, or area. (parameters: error tolerance) That's Right - estimate measurements in real-world problems using money Walrus World - learn strategies for solving real world problems
Read thermometers with Fahrenheit and Celsius scales (positive whole number temperatures). 3.4.7 ME	Be a Scientist - estimate temperatures using a Celsius thermometer Hot Stuff - estimate temperatures using a Fahrenheit thermometer Thermometer - asks students to compare the temperature on two days, and it instructs them on the concepts of minus quantities as the difference between two things
Read and write time at five-minute intervals. 3.4.8 ME	A Matter of Time - interactive quizzes on half hour, 15 minute intervals and five minute intervals - (story problems) ClockWise and Matching Time - select these two activities to practice telling time Daisy Math - Many levels of time to choose. Feeding Time - Can you tell what time the clock shows? If so, the clock gets a meal! ( Caution ! The hour hand points directly at the hour regardless of the position of the minute hand ) Telling Time - Drag the five digital times to the correct analog clock, then press Stop the Clock to record your time. ( 30 minute increments ) ( 15 minute increments ) ( 5 minute increments ) Telling Time Practice - Drag the hands of the clock to show the correct time. Travel Time - Which train falls in between the time limit? Worksheet Generator - You decide on the variables; students tell the time or draw the hands on the clock face, time increments from half-hour to one minute, and answer sheet.
Find the perimeter of a rectangle on a grid. 3.4.9 ME	Area Explorer - Find the perimeter of shapes on a grid Fence Me In - find the perimeter of a rectangle Perimeter Practice - Adam Ant walks the perimeters and teaches how to find the perimeter of an object. Perimeter of a Square - calculate the perimeter of a square with given dimensions Perimeter of a Rectangle - calculate the perimeter of a square with given dimensions
Solve real-world problems involving elapsed time to the half-hour. 3.4.10 R	Elapsed Time - free worksheets from Math Slice, time intervals from 1 hour to one minute Elapsed Time on a Clock - an E-Lab activity from Harcourt School Publishers ( rated for 4th grade ) Is It PE Time? - use a chart (table) to solve problems Right Time - explore the meaning of AM and PM while they tell time to the hour and half hour
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives	Measurement (Grades 3-5)
Review Help
Practice Tests	Houghton Mifflin Mathematics Test Prep Practice Virginia State Standards of Learning - Select Math 3 , and then select 10, 20, or 40 questions.
FCAT Sample Test Book	FCAT Sample Test Book - [ 2008 ] sample questions and test taking tips FCAT Sample Answer Book - [ 2008 ] sample questions and test taking tips
TAAS Attack Daily Upkeeps	Daily Upkeeps - Scroll down this page until you see " 3rd Grade TAAS Attack Daily Upkeeps ." There are 9 practice activities to print (in .pdf format)
Daily Questions	Daily Questions - to serve as a ten to fifteen minute (approximate) review of practice test items and critical thinking (217 pages) [ Note : This link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. Some state filters block access to this page so you might consider downloading the document at home.]
Released Tests & Others	Solve It! - Math Videos provide problem solving practice for students in grades 3 to 6. Each of the thirteen sets contain five multi step word problems with step by step video solutions. Concepts include basic operations, algebraic reasoning, money, fractions, percent, perimeter, area, proportional reasoning, and measurement. Third Grade Math - Read each question and choose the best answer. Then mark the circle next to the letter for the answer you have chosen. ( from Texas ) Texas end-of-year Math test 2004

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