These free printable 3rd grade camping math worksheets help students practice telling time and measurement.
Camping-themed activities make math practice more fun while reinforcing important 3rd grade skills through real-world examples and word problems.
The worksheets are part of our 36-week 3rd grade homeschool curriculum, where each week has a different theme to make math practice more enjoyable while learning essential grade-level skills.
This set includes 4 printable math worksheets covering:
- telling time
- elapsed time
- measuring with a ruler
- estimating measurements
- comparing measurements
- metric and customary unit conversions
- mixed math word problems
Pair these printable math worksheets with other camping activities and worksheets for a fun outdoor-themed learning week.
To make life easier for parents and teachers, complete answer keys are included below. If you’re looking for the answers, you can jump straight to the answer key section.
Difficulty Level
These worksheets were designed for 3rd grade students.
Some activities are straightforward, such as reading analog clocks and measuring objects with a ruler. Others require students to apply what they have learned through elapsed time, estimating measurements, unit conversions, and multi-step word problems.
Students will get the most out of these worksheets if they already understand:
- how to tell time to the nearest minute using analog and digital clocks
- how to measure objects with a ruler in centimeters
- common customary units such as inches, feet, and yards
- common metric units such as millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers
- simple time conversions between seconds, minutes, hours, and days
Parents or teachers may want to review elapsed time and measurement conversions before students begin the more challenging activities.
Telling Time and Elapsed Time Worksheet
The first worksheet focuses on telling time and elapsed time through several camping-themed activities.
Children begin by matching analog clocks with digital times and written time vocabulary before connecting common camping activities to the time of day they would most likely happen.
They also practice finding the time 10 minutes before and after a given clock and complete several time conversion problems.
Measurement Worksheet
Next, students practice a variety of measurement skills using camping objects and everyday examples.
They will:
- measure objects with a ruler
- estimate the length of camping gear
- compare measurements
- convert between metric and customary units
These activities help reinforce real-world measurement concepts while giving students plenty of practice.
Camping Math Word Problems
The third worksheet combines several math concepts into one page of camping-themed story problems.
Students solve questions involving elapsed time, measurement, distance, and unit conversions while reading about hiking, kayaking, campfires, and other camping adventures.
These multi-step problems encourage critical thinking and help children apply what they have learned.
Elapsed Time and Unit Conversion Worksheet
The final worksheet brings together several important 3rd grade skills in one mixed review page.
Children practice:
- elapsed time
- estimating measurements
- unit conversions
This page is perfect for checking understanding after completing the earlier worksheets or for independent review.
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The printable includes 5 PDF pages. Print pages 1-4. Those are the student worksheets. Page 5 contains copyright information and does not need to be printed.
The worksheets are designed in black and white to help save printer ink.
Answer Keys
Complete answer keys for every worksheet are included below, making it easy to check student work.
Page 1 – Tick-Tock Camp Match Answers
Students matched analog clocks with digital times and written time phrases, practicing several different ways to tell time.
Page 1 – Time Around Camp Answers
This activity connects everyday camping activities to the time of day when they would most likely occur.
Page 1 – Camping Time Shift Answers
Students found the time that is 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after each analog clock.
Page 1 – Camp Time Flip Answers
This section focuses on converting between seconds, minutes, hours, and days.
Page 2 – Measure It! Answers
Students measured each camping object with a ruler and recorded its length in centimeters.
Page 2 – Estimate It! Answers
This activity helps students practice choosing the most reasonable measurement for everyday camping objects.
Page 2 – Convert It! Answers
This section provides practice converting between common metric and customary units of measurement.
Page 2 – Compare It! Answers
Students compared pairs of metric and customary measurements to determine which measurement was greater or if they were equal.
Page 3 – Camping Mixed Math Word Problems Answers
These multi-step word problems combine time, measurement, distance, and unit conversions using fun camping scenarios.
Page 4 – Camping Challenge Answers
The final review brings together elapsed time, measurement estimation, and unit conversions for one last mixed-math practice page.
Find more printable camping activities here.