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2u14 NCS0

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Data Crunchers

1. DESCRIPTION: Teams will demonstrate their understanding of metric measurement by being able to estimate
and measure length (meter), weight (gram), fluid volume (liter), and temperature (degree Celsius). Teams should
also be able to create and interpret bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and pictographs.

2. ESSENTIAL STANDARDS ALIGNMENT: Measurement & Data is a unifying concept for all grade levels
across the Common Core Standards. It also aligns with Science as Inquiry in the Essential Standards for all
grades.

3. TEAM OF UP TO: 2

4. MAXIMUM TIME: 60 min.

5. TEAMS: Must bring NOTHING to the competition.

6. EVENT LEADERS: Must provide writing instruments and student response sheets for each team. Event leaders
may also provide items such as: rulers, calculators, meter tapes, meter sticks, balances of any kind, beakers,
graduated cylinders, thermometers, objects to measure and various types of graphs to be analyzed.

7. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: None

8. IMPOUND: No

9. THE COMPETITION:
a. This event will be run in a station format. Teams will rotate through stations that contain equipment and
materials needed to estimate or make measurements. Teams must move at the indicated time to ensure that all
teams have equal opportunity to use the equipment at each spot. An answer sheet will be provided and each
team will record their answers on the answer sheet.
b. Teams may be asked to estimate or measure the mass, volume, length, or temperature of various objects in
metric units to the precision requested.
c. Understand relative scale of metric units and which is appropriate for measurement (mg, g, kg, mm, cm, m,
km, mL, L, kL).
d. Teams may be asked to perform a simple task and collect data (e.g. number of water drops various coins can
hold) and represent that data in a correctly labeled graph or data table.
e. Teams should be able to draw and interpret graphs including bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and
pictographs.

10. SCORING: Points will be awarded for the accuracy of responses. Ties will be broken by the accuracy or quality
of answers to selected questions chosen by the event leader prior to competition.

11. EVENT RESOURCES:
http://www.sciencenc.com/event-help/datacrunchers.php
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3519
http://www.iteachbio.com/skills/skills.htm
http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/graphs/bar_graph.html
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classmetric.html
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/MathResources3-6/Math_Measurement.htm