Students review measurement and estimation skills while having fun at the same time. In small groups, students are given a measurement and asked to predict what

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5th - 6th

Students experience a positive science experiment and study fundamental concepts of measurement.

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6th - 8th

Students find perimeters, areas, and volumes of everyday objects and state the precision. They work in small groups in order to take measurements, perform calculations, and write a group report about the investigation.

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5th

Students investigate the relationship between metric length measurement and English length measurement units. They watch a demonstration of the use of centimeter and millimeter rulers before practicing using the Ladder technique to measure items. Finally, they determine which units of measurement are the largest using both metric and English units of measure.

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2nd - 3rd

Students investigate the concept of measurement and focus upon the reading of "How Big Is A Foot?" to create the context for the lesson. They measure objects using the standard and metric system while recording the results in a Math Journal.

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1st