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3rd Grade Measurement and Data

What your child will learn

  • Tell and write time to the nearest minute and understand elapsed time (3.MD.1)
  • Measure and estimate liquid volumes (3.MD.2)
  • Create picture graphs and bar graphs to represent data (3.MD.3)
  • Measure with a ruler to the nearest ¼ inch (3.MD.4)
  • Understand area. (3.MD.5)
  • Measure the area by counting unit squares. (3.MD.6)
  • Use multiplication to find area of rectangles. (3.MD.7)
  • Solve problems that use perimeter. (3.MD.8)

Vocabulary

Grade 3 Measurement and Data Vocabulary Flashcards

  • Analog Clock: A clock that shows time by moving hands around a circle for hours,minutes, and sometimes seconds

 

  • Area: The number of square units needed to cover a surface
  • Digital Clock: A clock that shows time to the minute using digits
  • Distance: The amount of space between two given points
  • Elapsed Time: A measurement of the amount of time from one event to another
  • Estimate: A guess or rough calculation of worth, quantity, or size
  • Mass: A measure of how much matter is in an object.
  • Measure: Use of standard units to find out size or quantity in regard to length, height, area, mass, volume, time, perimeter
  • Perimeter: The distance around a figure
  • Scaled Bar Graph: A graph that uses bars to show data
  • Scaled Pictograph: A graph that uses pictures to show data
  • Standard Unit: A traditional unit of measurement from the metric or customary system. Examples include inches, meters, pounds, etc.
  • Time: Seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and so on. Time is shown on a clock or calendar.
  • Volume: The amount of space occupied by an object

 

Activities at Home

  • Share and discuss tables and graphs found in newspapers and magazines.
  • Conduct a survey among family members or friends and construct a bar graph or pictograph.
  • Make a physical pictograph using real objects (e.g., fruits, vegetables, cereal, kitchen tools). Record the graph on paper. Change the scale to create a new pictograph.
  • Make records of important times of the day (wake-up, dinner, going to school, getting home from school, etc.) and practice telling how long between activities.
  • Calculate elapsed time by finding out how long it takes to complete daily activities (soccer practice, homework, take a shower, etc.)
  • Measure the perimeter and area of the rooms in your home to determine which rooms are the smallest and largest.
  • Use grid paper to make rectangles with the same perimeters. Determine the area of each rectangle.
  • Fill a small box with blocks (e.g., sugar cubes) to determine its volume. Brainstorm multiple strategies to determine the volume.