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Comparing Measurements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore measurements by completing worksheets in class. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the basic measurement units in both the English and metric systems. Students analyze 2 and 3 dimensional objects and...
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Measuring Body Parts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students engage in a lesson plan to measure body parts. They use the measuring tape to record the data of body measurements. Students must choose the appropriate unit of measurement and compare the data for the different parts of the...
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Measure Object Using English and Metric Systems

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are able to measure various objects using English and metric systems within half of the smallest unit of the measurement device. Students identify units of length, volume, mass and temperature according to International System...
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Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose appropriate units of measure and predict length using the metric system. In this measurement lesson, students participate in activities in which they predict, measure, and record linear measurements such as arm span vs....
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Forming, Measuring and Labeling Angles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils draw and measure angles. In this angle measurement lesson, the teacher demonstrates how to form and measure angles while explaining the parts of an angle, then students practice.
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Worksheet: Measurement (Reading a Standard Ruler)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students learn to read a standard ruler to the nearest one sixteenth of an inch. Students examine a ruler drawing and answer 4 questions.
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Measurement to an Eighth of an Inch Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this measurement math worksheet, students write the distance each of nine letters is from the left end of the ruler to the closest eighth of an inch using the ruler pictured on the page. They solve 3 short words problems based on the...
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The Case of the Biological Biosphere: Health, Math, Technology

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate various aspects of the human body  in this imaginative Tree House Detective episode about the biological biosphere. In a series of They take measurements, analyze data, and use technology. The lessons...
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Linear, Square, and Cubic Units

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Linear, square, and cubic units are all investigated as different types of packages are measured. The teacher will need supplies such as a box of aluminum foil, a package of ribbon, and a bag of mulch. The class determines the...
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Length, Perimeter, and Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Body Balance

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Examine measurable characteristics of objects to build an understanding of the different ways you can discuss an object's size when comparing it to other objects. After whole group instruction, the class compares and organizes several...
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How Tall is the Average 6th Grader?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper grade and middle schoolers explore mathematics by participating in a measuring activity. They hypothesize on what the average height of a male or female 6th grader is and identify ways to find the average mathematically. Learners...
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Is Your Money Rolling Away?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars demonstrate how to solve word problems. They will watch the video "Math Can Take You Places" and identify three problem solving strategies.
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Shaking Up Ice Cream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper graders use a variety of tools to measure liquid and solid ingredients in an ice cream making recipe. Following written and oral directions and accurately timing themselves forms the basis of this lesson.
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Area Applet

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Elementary math classes calculate the area of a shape and explain the correlation between the size of the perimeter and the areas that can be contained within that perimeter. They also explain the effect the shape of the perimeter has on...
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Projectiles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students measure the angle and distance of an arc. For this projectile lesson, students observe arcs created by water guns, bow and arrows, and slingshots, then work in small groups and use protractors and strings to measure the angle...
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I Will Meet You In The Middle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use the 50 States Quarter Reversal as a context of learning a curriculum concept based from the state of Utah. They research the concepts of cause and effect. Also, they use customary units of measurement to find length...
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Exploring the Hudson in 1609

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
While this instructional activity focuses on a study of the Hudson River, it could be used as a template for a discussion of map skills, converting measurements, and plotting a route. The instructional activity includes vocabulary and...
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University of Houston

Volume for Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Upper graders define perimeter and area of a rectangle, estimate numbers of cubes and determine the maximum amount that will fit in a given space. In this math lesson, pupils complete related worksheet, build prisms and find volume and...
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Fish Tanks: Volume and Surface Area

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Given a very realistic challenge, your young geometers design residential fish tanks in rectangular and triangular prism shapes. They compute the volume of water each will hold. They also determine the size of plastic covers for each...
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Introduction to Decimals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young math whizzes complete the online instruction, then solve 20 problems about identifying decimals, comparing decimals and fractions and ordering decimals.
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Secret Formulas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners calculate the perimeter of rectangles and squares. They imagine trying to build a fence around a yard or trying to determine how much paint they need to paint a room. They also develop formulas and procedures for determining the...
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Utah Education Network (UEN)

Candies R Us

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
A box is fun to make, especially when it's a candy box! These activities help to cement understanding of the difference between surface area and volume. Have individuals measure the surface area of their box in two-dimensions before...
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NTTI

Line 'Em Up!

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Coordinate planes and Cartesian graphing systems are the focus of this math lesson. Learners use video, internet activities, and engage in hands-on activities in order to explore coordinate planes. The materials needed for this lesson...

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