Practice Reading a Dial Caliper #1
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6th - 7th Grade
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Melissa Graeff
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This quiz focuses on precision measurement skills using dial calipers, which is a fundamental industrial arts and engineering technology topic appropriate for middle school students in grades 6-7. The questions assess students' ability to read dial caliper measurements to three decimal places (thousandths of an inch), understand the different types of measurements calipers can perform (inside, outside, and depth), and distinguish between imperial and metric units. Students need to understand place value concepts, decimal number relationships, and the mechanical operation of precision measuring instruments. The core skills required include interpreting graduated scales, combining readings from main scales and dial indicators, and applying proper measurement techniques that are essential in manufacturing, engineering, and technical fields. Created by Melissa Graeff, a teacher in the US who teaches grades 6-7. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for introducing students to precision measurement concepts that bridge mathematics and practical technical skills. Teachers can use this assessment as a formative evaluation after hands-on caliper instruction, as homework to reinforce measurement reading skills, or as a warm-up activity to review measurement concepts before laboratory work. The quiz effectively prepares students for more advanced technical education pathways while reinforcing decimal place value understanding and measurement unit conversion skills. This assessment aligns with CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.2 for understanding place value in decimal notation and NGSS 6-8.ETS1.1 for developing technical skills used in engineering design processes.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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CCSS.6.NS.B.3
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CCSS.6.NS.B.3
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CCSS.5.NBT.A.4
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CCSS.2.NBT.A.3
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30 sec • 1 pt
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7
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