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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cooking Up Something Good

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe, and how to...
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Worksheet
T. Smith Publishing

Common Measures

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Try introducing this assigment on converting measurement by presenting a scenario: "Last night I found a recipe for cookies, and it called for a half pint of butter. All I had was measuring cups - what should I do?" As learners discuss...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Time Conversions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this online math learning exercise, students make conversions between days, weeks, hours, minutes and seconds. When complete, students submit their answers and get instant feedback regarding their accuracy.
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

Once Upon a Time

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the relationship between time and geometry. A series of five lessons provides a grade-appropriate problem from elementary through high school. Each problem asks learners to compare the movement of the hands on a clock to an angle...
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Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Convert Customary Units of Length

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Sports fans will really enjoy this unit conversion assignment. A table of standard measurements for football-related equipment is presented as the data for solving six word problems. For all of the problems, players will need to convert...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Conversions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this measurement activity, students complete six measurement conversion problems by using the given formulas.                    
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Activity
Teach Engineering

Energy Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What energy conversions occur in the operation of a device? Small groups investigate devices and the energy conversions that occur. The groups create energy flow diagrams with added conversion processes for each of the devices...
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Handout
Ohio Literacy Resource Center

Converting Units of Measure

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Follow six steps to implement this series of metric worksheets. Here, mathematicians exhibit their knowledge of problem solving, while converting units of measurement and label their answers with the applicable unit name.
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Handout
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Alaska Department of Education

Mathematics Reference Sheet

For Teachers 5th - 10th Standards
Triangles and prisms don't stand a chance when your learners use this handout full of the formulas they need to know about the different shapes. Area, volume, and surface formulas are all covered along with the standard measurement and...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Voting for Three, Variation 1

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This is an opportunity for young mathematicians to apply reasoning to solve real-world problems with ratios. Even though there are three candidates for class president, students will only consider two at a time, making the first problem...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students convert measurements within the metric system. They determine the proper procedure, multiplication or division, prior to converting. This two-page worksheet contains 11 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement Benchmarks and Conversions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement instructional activity, students determine appropriate units of measure for objects in the classroom. Students discuss the importance of measuring objects with the same...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Metric weight conversion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online math activity, students practice making conversions between a variety of metric weight values. When complete, students submit their answers and get instant feedback regarding their accuracy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit 7: Mensuration Mental Tests

For Students 6th - 8th
In this mental math worksheet, students calculate area, volume, perimeter, and convert units in two mental math tests of ten problems each. 
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Comparing Years

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Who knew that the Egyptian, Julian, and Gregorian year were different lengths? Your mathematicians will! They will have to calculate the difference between the years in seconds and find the percent change. Using dimensional analysis,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is Bigger Always Better?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore rational numbers with the young mathematicians in your class. They will investigate decimals, fractions, and percents before ordering and comparing rational numbers. This multi-day unit includes differentiation activities and...
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Lesson Plan
Power to Learn

How Much Space Do We Have?

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Census-takers view the Internet to find the total population of a city and its total land area. They work with different mathematical scenarios that involve populations and land area in their city. They complete math problems and unit...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Ice Cream

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of making ice cream. In this ice cream lesson, students convert an ice cream recipe from metric units to English units. Students then make ice cream from the recipe they converted.
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Summertopia

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
What if the unit of money changes tomorrow? Would you be prepared? Learners calculate currency conversions using fictional units of money. The fictional unit's base is 60 rather than 100, which can connect to time or even degrees.
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Order Real Numbers: Pie Baking Contest

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Time is on your side. Scholars plot three points on number lines with different time units to represent the time it takes three people to bake pies. They determine the fastest baker and the difference in times between the bakers.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Can You Relate?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this measurement conversion post test activity, students must complete the ten multiple choice questions by using conversion formulas. Students convert various measurements such as miles, feet, days and years.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Skills Review Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this skills review worksheet, students answer 10 questions that spiral review volume, unit conversions, perimeter and area of an irregular figure, and sketching views from a base plan.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mind Your Pints and Quarts: Making Sense of Liquid Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Elementary and middle schoolers identify different units of liquid measurement. They use the online Visual Thesaurus to learn about the relationships between units of liquid measurement.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Converting Measurements

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders convert customary linear measurements. They explore using ratios to convert from inches to feet, ounces to pounds, etc. In groups, 6th graders complete conversions. They explain to the class how to solve their problems.

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