Measurement (for Parents/Teachers)

Answers for each question are in red. The final phrase that the kids should create is:

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Question 1: I have three snails, all are the same size, I put them in a cup of water (yes these snails live in water so they are very happy to not be on dry land) and measure how much the water rises, what type of measurement am I making?

      a)      temperature                         if this is your answer write the word          Smile                    in spot 8

      b)      length                                  if this is your answer write the word          Kitty                     in spot 8

      c)      volume                                if this is your answer write the word          Hard                     in spot 8

      d)      weight                                 if this is your answer write the word          Tummy                 in spot 8

      e)      time                                     if this is your answer write the word          Owl                       in spot 8

Question 2: I am so excited to see the ice hotel in Sweden some day, they keep the rooms at 20 °F, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                   if this is your answer write the word          Scientist               in spot 5

      b)      length                            if this is your answer write the word          Grass                    in spot 5

      c)      volume                          if this is your answer write the word          Sleep                    in spot 5

      d)      weight                           if this is your answer write the word          Moon                   in spot 5

      e)      time                               if this is your answer write the word          hearing                in spot 5

Question 3: I love cookies so much! Every time I bake cookies I have to measure out 2 cups of flour for the recipe, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Root                     in spot 1

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Soccer                  in spot 1

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          You                       in spot 1

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Toy                       in spot 1

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Purple                   in spot 1

Question 4: I want to be super strong, so each day I lift a 5 lb. weight with my feet, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Carpet                  in spot 2

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Cuddly                  in spot 2

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Candy                   in spot 2

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Are                        in spot 2

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Tricky                   in spot 2

Question 5: I know it is super important to get enough sleep each night so I can grow up nice and healthy, that is why I sleep 8 hours every night, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Tree                      in spot 9

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Science                in spot 9

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          School                  in spot 9

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Octopus               in spot 9

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Agent                   in spot 9

Question 6: I love running, it helps me stay healthy and I can go really far, the other day I can 26 miles! What type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Cold                      in spot 7

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Working               in spot 7

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Run                       in spot 7

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Mountain            in spot 7

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Shoe                     in spot 7

Question 7: The other day I got burned on the stove, we should never mess with the stove without our parents help, the stove was very hot at 373.15 K, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          An                         in spot 3

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Apple                    in spot 3

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Parrot                   in spot 3

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Sleepy                  in spot 3

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Table                    in spot 3

Question 8: My little brother has gotten so big, my parents say that he is 10 kg, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Playground           in spot 6

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Sugar                    in spot 6

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Grumpy                in spot 6

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Keep                     in spot 6

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Pencil                   in spot 6

Question 9: I have gotten so tall this year, I am 6 ft tall right now, what type of measurement is this?

      a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Blender                in spot 4

      b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Amazing               in spot 4

      c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Time                     in spot 4

      d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Tricky                   in spot 4

      e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          Blocks                  in spot 4

Question 10: The sun is 4.6 billion years old and is only middle aged for a star of its size, how cool is that?! What type of measurement is this?

       a)      temperature                      if this is your answer write the word          Hurricane            in spot 10

       b)      length                               if this is your answer write the word          Rose                     in spot 10

       c)      volume                             if this is your answer write the word          Car                        in spot 10

       d)      weight                              if this is your answer write the word          Soap                     in spot 10

 e)      time                                  if this is your answer write the word          M                          in spot 10

Measurement Challenge Questions - These questions are designed for our more advanced students to challenge them if they manage to complete their Secret Message Decode before everyone else.

1)    Which weighs more 1 g of Lead (one of the densest materials on our planet) or 1 g of Carbon (the basis of life on our planet)?
    a.    Lead
    b.    Carbon
    c.    They weigh the same
    d.    I do not know

2)    Which is longer 1 inch or 2.54 centimeters?
    a.    1 inch
    b.    2.54 centimeters
    c.    They are the same length
    d.    I do not know

3)    If I have 1 g of sugar and 1 g of salt and I mix them together how many grams of mixture will I have?
    a.    1 g
    b.    2 g
    c.    1.5 g
    d.    I do not know

4)    I love walking and try to walk 10 km every day, how many miles do I try to walk? (for this you will need to remember that for every 3.1 miles you walk you walk 5 kilometers)
    a.    3.1 miles
    b.    5 miles
    c.    6.2 miles
    d.    I do not know

5)    Temperature is so cool, we are used to the Fahrenheit scale in the USA but I love to travel and want to know what temperature it will be when I get to England, they use the Celsius scale to convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius you use the following equation: °C = 5/9(°F – 32), now if it is 70°F according to the weather channel so what temperature would that be in Celsius?
    a.    70 °C
    b.    38 °C
    c.    21 °C
    d.    I do not know

6)    Let’s work on something that we have not seen, density (mass/volume). I have 14 g of salt water completely filling a 2 mL graduated cylinder, can you figure out the density of the salt water?
    a.    1/7 mL/g
    b.    7 g/mL
    c.    28 g*mL
    d.    I do not know

7)    I have a container that I want to find the volume of here are its dimensions: 2 cm wide, 2 cm deep, and 3 cm high. One hint I will give you is that 1 cm3 = 1 mL.
    a.    2 mL
    b.    4 cm3
    c.    12 mL
    d.    I do not know

8)    Here is a cool concept, moles (and I am not talking about the blind mammals that live in the ground), a mole is a unit of measurement in the SI system that is equivalent to 6.022 x 1023 atoms of an element. When you look on the periodic table you will see weights for the elements, those weights are equivalent to 1 mole of that element. Knowing this if I have 12 g of Carbon how many moles do I have? 1 mole of: Hydrogen = 1 g, Lithium = 6.94 g, Carbon = 12 g, Oxygen = 15.994
    a.    12 g
    b.    1 mole
    c.    12 moles
    d.    I do not know

9)    Kelvin (K) is an absolute scale (not a relative scale like Fahrenheit and Celsius) so it does not require a degrees symbol when quoting temperatures in it. °C = K + 273.15 and °F = 9/5(°C) + 32. Can you figure out what the expression (equation) to convert from Kelvin to °F?
    a.    °F = 9/5 (K) + 32
    b.    °F = 5/9 (K) - 32
    c.    °F = 9/5 (K + 273.15) +32
    d.    I do not know

10)    The average speed of a Nitrogen molecule in air at 70 °F is 1150 miles/hour, what is its speed in meters/sec (m/s)? 1 km = 1000 m, 1 mile = 1.6093 km, 1 min = 60 sec, 1 hour = 60 min
    a.    Stoichiometry is AWESOME!
    b.    1150 miles/hour
    c.    515 meters/sec
    d.    I don’t know