Grade 03 Mathematics - EC: M03.D-M.2.1.3

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
Questions/activities that grow in complexity
Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content

M03.D-M.2.1.3 M03.D-M.2.1.3

Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Display the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked in appropriate units—whole numbers, halves, or quarters.

Activities

The reading teacher asked the students to record how long they spent reading each night. Display the data collected in a line plot.

Use the data from the table below to construct a line plot.

Give students a bag of nails, ribbons, string, or other small object to measure using an inch ruler. Measurements should be recorded to the nearest quarter inch. Have students create a line plot using their data.
Work with a partner to measure each other’s index finger to the nearest quarter inch. Have each person in the class record his/her results on the board. Using the data collected, construct a line plot. Answer the following questions based on the data collected:
1. What was the most common length?
2. What is the difference between the longest and the shortest length?

Answer Key/Rubric

Line plot:

Line plot:

Measurements and line plots will vary depending on objects used.
Line plots will vary depending on measurements taken.
1. Answers will vary.
2. Answers will vary.