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A Fashion Extravaganza

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students decide what body measurements they need to make garments such as a pair of pants. They make a list, and work with a partner to take and record those measurements in centimeters. They discuss the use of centimeters.
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The Smallest Metric Unit

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this metric measurements worksheet, students explore the metric system. Students complete fifteen problems by determining which of three metric measurements is the smallest.
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Size Riddles

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate shapes and sizes by creating a riddle.  In this geometry lesson, students read one of two books and investigate facts about an object's size.  Students write a riddle using the facts they have read and cut a piece of...
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The Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Pumpkin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore using descriptive words to describe physical appearance. In this appearance instructional activity, students look at pumpkins and discuss how there is not a perfect pumpkin. Students also hypothesize about what the...
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Changing Twines: Exploring Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review formulas for area and perimeter in quadrilaterals. They arrange pre-cut twine on a centimeter graph paper to create non-congruent quadrilaterals. They calculate the perimeter and area of each form.
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Burger King Investigation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study data on the nutritional value of Burger King meals in order to discover its nutritional value and also to compare the meals, using mathematical computation, to the recommended daily diet. In this data handling lesson,...
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Area of Polygons #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this area of polygons worksheet, students find the area of rectangles.  They find the width when given the area.  Students graph rectangles and solve word problems involving rectangles.  This three-page worksheet contains 13...
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Deep Sea Drilling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ocean vessels that drill the ocean floor. In this ocean drilling lesson plan, students watch videos about drilling the ocean floor and discuss. Students get into groups, go outside and use string to mark off the amount...
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Volume Problems

For Students 7th - 9th
For this volume problem instructional activity, students determine the volume of various objects. They compare similar objects and determine the percent of increase and decrease of the surface area and volume. This one-page instructional...
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Developing an Understanding for Square Roots

For Students 8th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students discover properties of squares while making squares with a Geoboard. There are two charts to complete and 15 questions.
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Areas by Dissection

For Students 8th - 10th
In this areas by dissection worksheet, students find the area of given composite figures. This three-page worksheet contains examples, explanations, and 16 problems. Answers are provided on page three.
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Optimizing Perimeter and Area

For Students 6th - 8th
In this perimeter and area learning exercise, students examine given perimeters and determine the dimensions that will give the maximum area.  This one-page learning exercise contains four multi-step problems.
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Area Unit

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve the area for parallelograms,squares, rectangles, trapezoids, and triangles. In this geometry lesson, students compare and contrast two dimensional shapes and apply their properties to solving real life scenarios. This is a...
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General Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this chemistry learning exercise, students identify the name and abbreviation of the SI unit for mass, length, time, electric current, and temperature. Then they give the abbreviation for each of the units listed and describe what...
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Tests for Parallelograms Multiple Choice

For Students 8th - 10th
In this parallelogram worksheet, students examine the lengths of the sides of a quadrilateral.  They identify parallelograms.  This one-page worksheet contains 13 multiple-choice problems.  This online worksheet provides immediate feedback.
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Area of Paralelograms

For Students 8th - 9th
In this online interactive worksheet, students determine the missing length of a geometric shape and then check their answers.
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Can You Walk a Mile With My Foot?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners engage in a lesson that is concerned with the measurement of a foot as a customary unit. They take part in a series of activities to help them acquire skills of using a foot to compare other units of measurement. The teacher...
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Proportions in Flight

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate wingspan and the body length of the birds and understand how they relate to how the bird flies. In this wingspan lesson plan, 6th graders also calculate their own "wing span" with their arms.
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How Long Are These Things?

For Students K - 1st
In this measurement worksheet, students use blocks, bottletops, and icypole sticks to measure informal lengths. Students measure three objects.
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Metric Measurement

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this length worksheet, students choose the answer that is the closest to the actual length of the object. Students complete 2 problems.
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Which One Could Make This Shape?

For Students K - 2nd
Explore two and three-dimensional shapes. Learners first examine three 2-D shapes and determine which of three 3-D figures could have made that shape. The wording here is a bit confusing; make sure your kids understand what it is asking....
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Measurement Activity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students line themselves up from smallest to tallest at the chalkboard with the teacher marking their heights. After recording their names on the board next to their mark, they work with a partner to measure their height using several...
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Russian Boxes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders find the scale factors for length, area and volume. They identify the center point of an enlargement and place similar objects to show a negative enlargement. They report the results of an exploration of scale factors in a...
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Decimals, Meters, Centimeters: Taking It Further

For Students 6th - 7th
In this decimal, meter and centimeter worksheet, students analyze units of measurement and rank them in order from smallest to largest. For the hands-on learner, students may cut out the number cards, move them around, and then place...

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