Reading a Scale
- Read the number a scale is showing by looking at the tick marks.
- Count by equal intervals between labeled numbers to find the weight when the pointer is between marks.
Practice essential weight measurement skills with our 3rd grade worksheets featuring reading scales and estimating weight problems. Students will read scales with whole number answers and determine appropriate weights for everyday objects through multiple choice questions.
These worksheets build skills with American customary weight measurement. Students practice reading a scale, completing weight conversion charts between pounds and ounces, estimating the weight of common objects, and converting between pounds and ounces. Aligned with third and fourth grade standards.
Students work with metric weight measurement through estimation and conversion activities. Worksheets cover estimating weight in grams and kilograms, comparing weights across different metric units, completing metric weight conversion charts, and converting between grams and kilograms. Aligned with third and fourth grade standards.