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Measuring Work
Students examine how work is measured and name the units that are used to measure it. For this science lesson students create their own story problem.Â
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Never Push Your Pendulum
Students investigate the behavior of pendulums and identify the variables that affect it. In this pendulum instructional activity students complete a lab on pendulums, make conclusions about frequency and the period then conduct a...
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View Tube Triangulation
Learners investigate a particular object then calculate to find the class average and standard deviation. In this measuring distance lesson students list their calculations on a piece of paper.Â
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Coordinate Proofs
Students explore the concept of coordinate proofs. For this coordinate proofs lesson, students write coordinate proofs using properties of distance, slope, and midpoint. Students discuss why it is sometimes beneficial to double the...
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Unit 19 Scale Drawing
In these scale drawing worksheets, students read the distance problems and select the answer from the choices. Students complete 9 problems.
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Heat Transfer
In this heat transfer worksheet, students observe photographs of the various ways heat is transferred. Included is a radiator giving off heat that rises and cools as it settles, the sun radiating heat to the earth and a house absorbing...
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Measuring in Kilometres
In this measuring in kilometers worksheet, students solve 8 conversion problems in which they convert between kilometers and meters. The answers are on the second page.
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How Can Motion Be Described?
In this motion worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by describing the different ways an object can move: position, distance, direction, and speed.
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Calculating the Perimeter of a Square
A quick definition and the formula for finding the perimeter of a square is provided at the top of this worksheet. After reading the description, 4th graders must find the perimeter of the 3 given squares by adding or multiplying. This...
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Twice as Long, Half as Long
In this mathematical worksheet, students measure five lines, record how long they are in centimeters and then draw a line that is half or twice as long as the one they measured.
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NASA Search
In this space worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to NASA and space. There are 31 words located in the puzzle.
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Measurement
In this measurement worksheet, students measure distance with a provided ruler. Using the provided map scale, students determine the actual distance between objects. They may set up proportions to evaluate each situation.
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Estimating Angles
Sixth graders estimate the measurement of angles and linear distance from one point to another. Using a specified website, 6th graders play a game of "Golf" where they enter the angle and distance a ball must be hit. Upon completion of...
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Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration
High schoolers engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the measurement of distance, velocity, and acceleration with the use of derivatives. They follow examples given in the instructional activity to compute the...
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Speed of Sound
Students investigate the concept of velocity and apply it to the velocity of sound and measure the velocity of sound by measuring the echoes produced in a tube. They show their calculation of time and speed, and then conclude that sound...
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Determining distance between planets and the Sun
Students use a model to determine the distance between the sun and plants in our solar system. They determine a scale to use that represents the distance between the Earth and sun. Students calculate the scale distance that each planet...
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Animating Motion
Students apply what they recall about objects in motion by animati ng sequences of pictures that model a set of physical conditions. They animate the orbital motions of the Earth, the space shuttle, and the Moon based on calculations of...
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Spatial Understanding of the Cities and Towns
Students engage in a fun stand up, move around activity that teaches some basics of geography. They develop concepts of distance between community locations and practice giving and taking directions in an organized manner.
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Water Locked
Students calculate cubic feet of water and rate of flow, given the formulas for volume, rate of flow and specific dimensions. Students use symbolic forms to represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures. Students use...
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Speed, Distance and Time
Students are introduced to the concept of speed and the difference between average and instantaneous speed. They work as a class to solve a variety of word problems to calculate average speeds without a calculator. The students are then...
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Size Per Unit
Fifth graders investigate how to find the average and the concept of a per unit quantity and its applications. They also make connections of using population density and how to find the speed with its relating formula. This is bringing...
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Missed The Boat
Students complete time and distance problems. Using appropriate problem solving strategies, students determine when a helicopter will catch a cruise ship. Students write a summary of their solution process. They complete a graph to...
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Walking Home
Middle schoolers discover the formulas for calculating distance. In groups, they solve equations determine the distance in a specific amount of time. They record their answers in a chart or graph and compare them with their classmates.
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Not Your Average Average
Students discover that if a distance is traveled in two or more segments at different average speeds, you cannot average the average speeds. Instead the total distance traveled must be divided by the total elapsed time. Students practice...