Measurement Puzzlers
While looking through a textbook, I ran across this fun set of measurement puzzlers. They strongly rely on a knowledge of metric prefixes and a love of puns. I think they could be a fun addition to a math or science class!
Quite a few people joined in the fun when I shared a photo of the problems on twitter, so I decided to type them up to make a more shareable resource that others could use with their students.
These puzzles are from A Survey of Mathematics with Applications (8E) by Angel, Abbott, and Runde (page 509).
I think these puzzles would have made a really fun class opener when I was teaching physical science and chemistry. I also think this could make a fun bulletin board. Hmmm…
Super stumped? There were quite a few spoilers in this twitter thread that might get your brain working through these measurement puzzlers.
Puzzle Solutions
Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.
Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!
