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Measurement
Students experience a positive science experiment and study fundamental concepts of measurement.
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Frame Yourself
Young ratio masters calculate and cut a frame (out of poster board) to accurately create an even frame around a picture of themselves. The frame needs to be proportional to the picture with constraints determined by the instructor.
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Surface Area and Volume
You and your class will like this lesson on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for each and then...
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Polygons
Young scholars investigate the concepts related to the study of polygons. They specifically look at how angles is related. The lesson includes specific examples and dialogue to be used by the teacher during direct instruction and...
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Geometry - Measurement
Students review the procedure for determining appropriate types of measurements for given situations and measurement conversions. They figure perimeter, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional objects.
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Predicting Pumpkins
If you want more pumpkin seeds, you should get a bigger pumpkin—right? Young harvesters use estimation skills to make a hypothesis about how many seeds they will find in a pumpkin before examining the real number inside.
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Twenty Guesses—Information Theory
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...
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From Another Dimension: Intro To Dimensional Analysis
Hold measurements to a different metric. Class members convert the measurements of a dog's tumor to explain the size to its owner. Using cards, learners match metric measurements with their English equivalents. They then read articles to...
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Weave a Wreath
Students follow directions to complete a multi-step process that results in an attractive holiday decoration. For this Christmas art activity lesson, students employ simple measuring and weaving techniques and experiment with the...
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Weave a Wreath
Students employ simple measuring and weaving techniques. Then they experiment with the negative and positive space of a cutout. Students also follow directions to complete a multi-step process that results in an attractive holiday...
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Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms
How do computers sort data lists? Using eight unknown weights and a balance scale, groups determine the order of the weights from lightest to heaviest. A second worksheet provides the groups with other methods to order the weights. The...
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Lunar Colonization
A five-lesson unit challenges teams to design a complex to allow people to colonize the Moon. The teams first work in order to understand the challenge before becoming experts. Expert teams learn about different aspects needed to survive...
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Teaching Measurement Through Science
Use these lesson plans to give your students real world practice with measuring distance, mass, and volume.
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Using Seasonal Cooking to Practice Math Skills
Students can use holiday recipes to practice measurement, conversion and other math skills.
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How Do You Measure Up?
Young scholars explore the concept of measurement, modelling the increments on a standard ruler using cubes and grid paper. They identify the length of a line to a designated standard unit and measure specified body parts.
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Robot Lesson
Students identify and use descriptive writing and measurement terms to describe a student-created robot. Then they construct robots of materials available and then use AlphaSmarts or Danas to describe the robot using only the dimensions....
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Metric Measurements
Sixth graders convert metric units of measurement. Classmates observe the use of a mnemonic for conversions. In groups, 6th graders practice converting metric units. They use a chart to describe how to convert between metric units of...
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Walking Math into the Real World
Students measure an area given a yardstick. They also convert inches into a fractions of a foot and use data to create a linear graph.
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How Do Your Students Measure Up?
Students participate in a paper folding activity that has them create a ruler for measuring to the closest 1/16th of an inch.
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Measuring Marvels
Students investigate measurement. For this library lesson plan, students discuss measurement, read Millions to Measure by David Schwartz, and complete a worksheet. Extra related activities are included in the lesson plan that appeals to...
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Mass vs. Weight
Students explore physical science by conducting a measurement experiment. In this mass lesson, students identify the differences between mass and weight and define a list of other vocabulary terms. Students utilize electronic scales and...
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Mental Math: Fraction and Decimal Equivalents
In this fraction and decimal equivalents practice worksheet, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use mental math.
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Measuring Irregular Shapes
Sixth graders practice measuring shapes that do not have a common shape. They practice using centimeter grid paper to make the measurements. Students also use estimation skills after measurements are taken.
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Describing Range and Measures of Central Tendency in Shoe Sizes
Students describe the range and various measures of central tendency using shoe sizes from a video. In this range and measures of central tendency lesson, students use the same data set to identify the concepts of range, mode, median,...