Let lt Slide: A Measurement Game
Take turns sliding cards across a table,measuring their distance from the edge using a ruler, and adding up thetotal to find your score. Try sliding the cards sothey just touch the edge. You'll receive a score of zero and are almostguaranteed to walk away the winner.
What You Need:
o Deck of cards
o Ruler
o Table about a meter in length (or masking tape to mark off a meterin length)
o Paper and pencil (to record scores)
What You Do:
1. Select a table to use for the game. lt should be about a meter in length. (f it is longer, place a piece of
masking tape approximately one meter from the edge)
2. Each player draws 3 cards from the pack. They take turns sliding the cards along the table. Thegoal is to
have the card land touching the edge of the table, or the l- meter mark.
3. Measure the distance each card is from the edge (meter mark) using a ruler. Use eithercentimeters or
inches, but be consistent. (Note: lf a card has fallen off of the table, it incurs a 20point penalty, as it
cannot be easily measured.) Players should add up their total number ofcentimeters (or inches) and
record them for the round.
4. Play for five rounds. The player with the least amount of points wins the game.
Variation:For younger players, take turns drawing and sliding just one card at a time.
Measurement Conversion Game
Making conversions is a tough concept to master. Get in extra practice withthis fun card game! Focus on converting numbers within the metric system.Start by changing centimeters to millimeters, using the simple formula "cmx l0 = mm," then try other conversions. You will be improving yourunderstanding of measurement, and you'll be practicing multiplication!
What You Need:
o one deck of playing cards
o Calculators or scratch paper and pencils (optional)
WhatYou Do:
1. Shuffle the deck and place it face down in the center of the playingarea. For the sake of this game, aces
= 1, jacks = 11, queens = 12, and kings = 13.
2. The dealer turns the first card face up and places it on the table. The first player to covert the value of
the card from centimeters to millimeters wins the card. (For example, if the card is a 4, playerswould
race to say "4O millimeters," because 4 cm x 10 = 40 mm)
3. The winner of each round gets to flip the card over for the next round.
4. Play until the deck runs out. The person with the most cards wins.
Variation:Change the conversion you are using. Try converting meters to kilometers ( m x 100 = km) or grams tokilograms(9x100=kg).