This product is an extension to an engineering activity in which students build a notecard bridge across a gap of 9 inches between two chairs, tables, shelves, etc. Students only use masking tape and the bridge cannot be fastened to the chairs. Using the information that a small paperclip has a mass of 0.5 grams, students explore mass and decimals/fractions of one half.

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CCSS3.MD.A.2

Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.

CCSS3.NF.A.3b

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions, (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3). Explain why the fractions are equivalent, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.

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