Nonfiction 5 Classwork #33

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Directions: Please answer the question by circling the BEST answer. If you finish early, please explain
WHY you chose your answer.

1) Which instrument would you use to measure length?

A. balance

B. graduated cylinder

C. thermometer

D. ruler

2) Which object would a scientist use to find the mass of an organism?

A. B. C. D.

3) Damir wants to determine the volume of a bouncy ball and how high it will bounce. Which two
objects could he use to measure this?

A. a ruler and a thermometer

B. a graduated cylinder and ruler

C. a thermometer and a balance

D. an anemometer and a ruler

Performance task: You work for an educational game company. Ms. Amachi has asked you to
design a board game for students to play that will help them review what they know about
measurement. Your game must include a board, 20 question cards, answers to the question cards
and written rules. You will have 2 days to complete your game and 1 day to test another team’s
game.

o R-Board Game Designer

o A-5th Grade Nonfiction Students

o F-Board Game (trivia)

o T-Measurement

Criteria for Excellence

Awesome! 20 Ok. 15 points Try again… 10

points points

____ different question ____ different question ____ different question

Question Topics topics topics topics

Resiliency
Question Hard, medium, and Two types of questions: Only one type of
degree of easy questions hard, medium or easy question

difficulty
Care
Accuracy of ___ mistakes ___ mistakes ___ mistakes
answers
Ganas
Completeness
Has all criteria for Is missing ____ pieces of Is missing ____ pieces of
 Board completeness criteria criteria
 Questions
 Rules
Integrity
Each person writes and Each person writes and Each person writes and
Individual answers _____ questions answers _____ questions answers _____ questions
participation
How will make sure your group receives an “excellent” score on your
project? What do you need to do? What do your teammates need
to do? Questions/comments/concerns?