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Curated OER

Equivalents Bingo-Enrichment Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sometimes you need to play a game in order to reinforce learning. Use Bingo cards to review the equivalents for both dry and liquid portions. Playing Bingo helps learners to practice recognizing measurement units, abbreviations, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Lengths of Horizontal and Vertical Line Segments

For Students 5th - 7th
Use this lengths of horizontal and vertical line segments practice worksheet to have learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve six story problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Square Roots Using a Carpenter's Square

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the square root of a given number using carpenter's square measurements. In this math activity, students relate this method on the Pythagorean theorem. They answer practice problems after the exploration activity,
Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversions Worksheet

For Students 5th - 12th
It is imperative for high school science classes to be able to convert metric measurements. Here is a practice learning exercise that you can assign to refresh their memories. The learning exercise is also appropriate for...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Computing Volume Progression 4

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
This resource was written for the younger math learner, but finding the volume of an irregular solid is also a problem for algebra and geometry learners. Based on Archimedes’ Principle, one can calculate the volume of a stone by...
Worksheet
Math Worksheets Land

Multistep Ratio and Percent Word Problems - Independent Practice Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Math in real life IS a thing and your learners can see how when they practice ratio word problems. Use the handy ratio to convert between measurements and figure out the answer when given a change of information. Resource also comes with...
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Curated OER

Fraction Flags

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research flag designs and their geometric configurations. They design their own fraction flag and utilize the concepts of measurement, geometry and fractions to their designs. Each student attaches a craft stick or short dowel...
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Curated OER

School Days Picture

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils measure their school photographs and cut mounting paper with a wide border for a frame. They design and create a unique picture frame suitable for a gift or family keepsake.
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Curated OER

Whale Scale

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students estimate relative size and scale of humans, animals, and objects. They verify their estimations through research and measurement and then draw themselves in proportion to other creatures, both larger and smaller, in a selected...
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Curated OER

Volume Calculation Exercise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work with scientific notation and rounding as they determine volume. In this volume lesson, pupils attempt to calculate the volume of the planet Jupiter. They use rounding to two significant digits and scientific...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area of a Cube

For Students 6th - 9th
Your geometers apply the formula for surface area of a cube in 8 straightforward problems given the measure of a side. Space to work is part of the graphic design. I'd assign it for homework. Give them time to get started in class so you...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Recognize Area as Additive - Guided Lesson

For Students 4th - 6th
Not all area word problems are straightforward. Here are some trickier ones to challenge your beginning geometers. They determine the area of two irregular shapes and one rectangle using given measurements. Remind scholars to use square...
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Raytheon

Weight and Capacity Worksheets

For Students 4th - 7th
Learners solve 14 word problems and 25 weight conversions.
Activity
Computer Science Unplugged

Twenty Guesses—Information Theory

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How do we determine how much information to include and what can be left out? By playing a game of 20 questions, the class generates the best strategies for finding a number. They then move on to guessing the next letter in a short...
Handout
Nuffield Foundation

Perimeter and Area

For Students 4th - 6th
Use several shapes to practice finding the perimeter and area. Each page presents examples of different items, including money, the floor plan of a room, and a parking lot.
Activity
101 Questions

Candle Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Candlelight is in the eye of the distant beholder. Scholars first watch a video clip of a commercial claiming that the human eye can see candlelight from 10 miles away. They use this information to calculate how far we can see...
Worksheet
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Density Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
Find the mass, volume, and density in five different equations with a straightforward learning exercise. Each equation prompts kids to work through word problems of varying difficulty and to find the necessary measurement using different...
Lesson Plan
University of Nottingham

Drawing to Scale: A Garden

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
See how design and geometry go hand in hand. The activity asks learners to use geometry to design a backyard garden given dimensions of each feature. Scholars work with ratios and scale to develop an accurate scale drawing that includes...
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Kentucky Educational Television

The Road to Proportional Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Just how big would it really be? Young mathematicians determine if different toys are proportional and if their scale is accurate. They solve problems relating scale along with volume and surface area using manipulatives. The...
Lab Resource
US Department of Energy

Go Far Cars Ramp: A Basic Ramp with Four Height Settings

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Precise measurements make the job easier! One of the challenges when using an inclined plane for testing comes from pupils not using exact measurements. They often rely on books that slide or different ramp lengths when experimenting. By...
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Bowland

Three of a Kind

For Teachers 6th - 9th
One is chance, two is a coincidence, three's a pattern. Scholars must determine similarities and differences of a regular hexagon undergoing dilation. They look at lengths, angles, areas, and symmetry.
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians may solve for cubic units but do they know what that is? This video does a great job of visually explaining not only how to find cubic volume, but what it means in relatable terms. 
Worksheet
Yummy Math

Should NFL Quarterbacks Shave or Grow a Beard?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What does facial hair have to do with quarterback ratings? Using a set of data that provides QBR with and without facial hair, football enthusiasts determine if performance is affected. It also has learners question if the relationship...
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Baylor College

Comparing Sizes of Microorganisms

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Kids compare what printed text looks like with the naked eye and under magnification. They discuss the extremely small scale that must be used to measure the size. They learn about the micrometer unit, then draw scale models of a variety...

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