Interactive Measurement Practice

As we begin the school year in the wake of Covid-19, traditional labs and hands-on activities are very limited. Therefore, we need to find ways to do things virtually. I developed this interactive measurement & scale-reading activity using Construct 3. Students can use this to practice reading the scale on a ruler and reading the volume in three different-sized graduated cylinders.

Length Measurement Features

• Draggable ruler
• Checks accuracy of measurement and provides feedback.
  • Accepts measurements within ±0.015 cm of the actual length.
  • Provides encouragement to estimate as accurately as possible for measurements within ±0.03 cm of the actual length.
• Requires input of units (cm) for each measurement.
• Challenges users to measure five lengths in a row. Any mistakes will cause the count to start over.
• Button to download a screenshot when finished.

Source Construct 3 file (open with construct.net)

Volume Measurement Features

• Practice reading scales on 500-ml, 100-ml, and 10-ml graduated cylinders.
• Checks accuracy of measurement and provides feedback.
  • Accepts a small range of estimates for the final digit in the reading.
  • Requires recording volumes to the level of precision/resolution of the graduated cylinder.
• Requires input of units (ml) for each measurement.
• Requires users to correctly measure 6 volumes to complete the activity (2 for each of the cylinder sizes).
• Button to download a screenshot when finished.

Source Construct 3 file (open with construct.net)