This year’s the Annual Math Carnival in Cherry Avenue Elementary School added merriment to mathematics in the form of games and activities.
With this year’s theme "Math Measurement Carnival; No Clowning Around," the students in Grades K - 5 had enormous fun engaging in the wide variety of events that at the same time focused on the NYS standards for measurement.
During their PE classes, the students were met by a bunch of “clowns” ready to take them through the hoops of hilarity; Using their Circus Clown data-collection sheets, the students compiled the statistics of their progress throughout the Carnival and spent some extra time estimating the quantity of assorted goodies within the Estimation Jars.
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Among the notable activities of bowling, tea-cup scooter races, and ring toss that drew measurable smiles to everyone’s faces there were also some unique events, such as:
- Are You a Rectangle or a Square? in which students measured their height and arm span to see if they fall into the category of a square (equal measure), tall rectangle (taller than wider), or wide rectangle (more wide than tall).
- A Minute to Win It! (Timed event) in which students were given 3 tries to balance either a feather or (swimming pool) noodle using their hand for a minute.
- Handful of Puffs in which students, with one arm behind their backs, grabbed a handful of cocoa puffs with their free hand and then measure the weight of the puffs using the balance scale and the gram weights.
The sum total and overall goal of all these activities was that the students would have great fun while applying math principles in real-life situations! Mission accomplished.
