Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Properties of Rational Numbers: Lollipop Trees

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A six-question interactive takes mathematicians to Lollipop Land where they manipulate lollipop trees to make equivalent ratios.  Question types include multiple-choice, true or false, and a discussion. 
Activity
GLOBE Program

Calculating Relative Air Mass

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Combine math and science with fun in the sun! Scientists build a solar gnomon using reusable materials to calculate relative air mass. Mathematicians measure the pole's shadow and use the data to solve for relative air mass....
Lesson Plan
Polar Trec

Ozone Data Comparison over the South Pole

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Did you know the hole in the ozone is seasonal and filled by January every year? The lesson uses scientific measurements of the ozone over the South Pole to understand patterns. Scholars learn that the hole grew bigger annually before...
Interactive
NOAA

Investigating Sea Level Using Real Data

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
The news reports on rising sea level, but how do scientists measure this rise? Scholars use NOAA data including maps, apps, and images to work through five levels of activities related to sea level. Each level in the series adds a new...
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Purdue University

Plastic Water Bottle Design – What’s the Best Shape?

For Teachers 6th Standards
Join the fight to reduce plastic waste. A hands-on STEM activity first teaches scholars about the scourge of plastic waste. They then measure the dimensions of water bottles to calculate surface areas and volumes before using the surface...
Assessment
Bowland

Smoothie Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Make it a tight fit. Given drawings of a smoothie bottle, pupils need to determine the size of a box to hold 12 bottles. Scholars draw a net to show the dimensions needed to create a closed box that would not allow the bottles to move...
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Curated OER

The Art of Interpreting Percent

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Ddefine the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percentages in a series of lessons. The class practices converting between these three versions of a number. They also find the common factor of a numerator and denominator and...
Lesson Plan
Sea World

Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learn about the mammals of the sea with a lesson about seals, sea lions, and walruses. Kids study the characteristics of each pinniped with flash cards and information, and then analyze data about elephant seals, measure heat loss...
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Water from the Well

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
How much water does it take to brush your teeth? How about to wash your clothes? Perform an experiment that measures water usage in everyday tasks and compares them to the days before indoor plumbing, specifically the California...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Timed Math Competition

For Students 4th - 6th
In this timed math competition activity, students add, subtract, multiply, divide, find the pattern, add fractions and measure angles in a timed game.
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Curated OER

Cool to Rule: A Game of Prediction and Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate measurement and estimation skills. In small groups, they are given a measurement, predict what object in the classroom is equal to that specific measurement, and record their data in a table that includes the...
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Curated OER

Tree Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in pairs taking measurements of a tree. They measure the trunk, crown, and height using vertical and horizontal measurement. Then students create a bar graph using the information they gathered.
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Curated OER

Spaghetti Measure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars receive a copy of a "Spaghetti Measure" task sheet along with the scoring rubric. Students preview the task and the rubric prior to starting the task. tudeThey determine the circumference of a circle of spaghetti that will...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversions: Appropriate Units of Measurements

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students choose the appropriate unit of measurement in 12 problems. Students then convert metric units to larger or smaller measurements and also change metric to standard measurements.
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Curated OER

Basic Math - Plan a Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners measure distances and report them in fractions. They convert fractions to decimals and multiply decimals.
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Curated OER

Bones and Math

For Teachers 5th - 12th
students identify and explore the connection between math and the bones of the human body. Students collect data about bones from their classmates and from adults, apply formulas that relate this data to a person's height, and organize...
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Curated OER

Units Of Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this units of measurement worksheet, students calculate ten units of measurement. Students demonstrate how to convert from mm to cm.
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Curated OER

Measuring a Mummy Case

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice how to calculate volume using mummy cases. They measure using ancient Egyptian, U.S., and metric systems. They explore how to convert measurements into different systems, and discuss ratios.
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Curated OER

Measuring Mania

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers rotate through stations in the classroom, completing different types of measurements. These measurements are placed into a spreadsheet, and a scatter plot is generated. They type an explanation of their results in...
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Curated OER

Can You Walk a Mile With My Foot?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the measurement of a foot as a customary unit. They take part in a series of activities to help them acquire skills of using a foot to compare other units of measurement. The teacher...
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Curated OER

Using Your Melon for Math

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners apply fraction multiplication and division to recipe conversion.
Organizer
Curated OER

Printable Paper Rulers

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this math resource worksheet, students can print out paper rulers. They choose between 20 different rulers that are different widths, and are delineated with standard or metric measurements.
Interactive
Curated OER

Adding and Subtracting Weights

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online math worksheet, students practice adding and subtracting metric weight values. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific teaching...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metric Olympic Games

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a metric Olympics. In this metric measurement lesson, students participate in 6 events that require them to predict, estimate, and measure lengths, masses, and area in metric units.

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