Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Sank the Boat?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson teaches the concept of measurement using grams and ounces through a student-created experiment. The students will get to test their own scientific predictions by constructing a boat and trying to sink it. This lesson provides...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Teaching Measurement: Literature and Manipulatives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The tradebook, Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen, is an excellent tool in teaching measurement. Young scholars will engage in activities involving different types of measurement. In the story, five animal friends decide to take a boat...