Who Won? Solve a Sports Mystery With Metric Conversions!

Get ready to engage your students with a real-world application of metric measurement, conversion, and graphing! We’re excited to share our newest math task with you. It features an engaging sports-based scenario and point-calculating activity that is perfect for wrapping up your Measurement and Data Unit.

Calculating, Converting, and Graphing Measurement Data 

How does this Math Task Work? Here’s a quick run-down to get you started!

Goal: The aim of this activity is to use puzzles and real-world applications to help students apply their understanding of graphing, converting units of measurement, averaging, andnsequencing.

Scenario: We’ve just received a call from Principal Nolan from Rainbow Road School, and they have a real dilemma! They held their highly anticipated sports day today but have unfortunately lost the final score sheet. This means they don’t know which team won the sports day. They need your help!

Task: Students will use the results from the 3 events provided to determine which team received the most points overall. They will graph the points as they go and create a final graph to demonstrate the winner of the competition.

Download and Print!

This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select the file format you prefer. Make your copies, pass them out to your students, and you’re ready to begin!

This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher in Ohio and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Even More Measurement Conversion Activities!

Looking for more? Make sure you check out these handy measurement conversion printables before you go!

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