ClassFlow
Class Flow: Measuring Length
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan to review measurement and length.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Metric Measurement: Length
[Free Registration/Login Required] This metric measurement flipchart contains instructions and interactive activities on millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Metric Length
The different units used to measure metric length are described, with comparisons to real world objects. A wonderful number line also shows the relative sizes of things all the way from a quark to the universe in powers of ten.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Choppy Sentences
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct sentences that are choppy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Sentence Variety: Length
This lesson goes discusses variation in sentence length.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: More Christmas Boxes
Sharpen your logic and spatial reasoning skills while working on this challenge. Solution available.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Perimeter and Circumference
The geometry resource explores perimeter and circumference. Notes, examples, and practice exercises are included.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Vectors
This site from the Math Forum of Drexel University contains downloadable sketches and pictures related to vectors. You may need to down-load the Geometer's Sketchpad to view these pages.
Other
Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Home Decorating
This exhibit is designed to show students that geometry really does apply to the real world. By taking viewers through a home decoration project, students learn how to calculate area of a rectangle and circle.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Geometry Word Problems: Introduction
Introduces how to set up and solve simple geometric-figure word problems. Includes advice regarding formulas to memorize.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Goats and Monsters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore methods to measure lengths of squares and radius of a circle in trying to keep a goat from escaping.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Measurement Game
This interactive activity gives young students practice measuring lines with a ruler using centimeters.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Measuring in Inches
Lesson and exercises teach students about measuring in inches, using the 1/16 parts of an inch.
Jim Loy
Jl's Math Page: The Golden Rectangle and the Golden Ratio
This is a personal site from Jim Loy that describes the golden rectangle and the golden ratio. Includes several diagrams and pictures as well as formulas. A good background in math is helpful.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Mathworld: General Solid Geometry
This page has links to general solid geometry topics, including depth, height, width, and length. A good introductory site into geometry.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Length
This site provides information about length. The site gives a very general definition of the length of a segment with a diagram. There are links to related terms, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point...
Math2
Math2.org: Weights and Measures
This resource provides information on weights and measures, including unit conversion tables.