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How Big Is a Blue?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students sort and compare/contrast the lengths of various whales. They sort pictures of whales in order of smallest to largest, and given a rope marked with the lengths of the whales, they compare the actual lengths of the whales.
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NOAA

Biological Oceanographic Investigations – Through Robot Eyes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can a robot measure the length of something when we don't know how far the camera is from the object? The lesson explains the concept of perspective and many others. Scholars apply this knowledge to judge the length of fish and the...
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Make A Rain Gauge

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a nature measurement activity. In this rain lesson, students discuss the appropriate methods used in order to measure rain downpour. Students utilize a plastic bottle, tape, stones and a...
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Don't Burst My Bubble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils practice using measuring techniques by examining bubbles.  In this geometry instructional activity, students utilize mathematic formulas to discover the circumference and diameter of soap bubbles they blow.  Pupils practice...
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Dinosaur Train: Even Bigger Than T. Rex!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars understand the length of some of the longest dinosaurs. In this dinosaur train lesson plan, students watch a video clip of "I'm a T. Rex!". Then the teacher marks off how big a T. Rex and other dinosaurs are with tape and...
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Supermarket Shopping

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in studying that a kilogram is a standard unit of measurement. They measure practical objects using length, mass, and capacity. They measure a number of supermarket items using units and scales.
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Representing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this fractions, decimals, and percents lessons, students explore various methods of representing fractions. They demonstrate situations that represent rational numbers. Students create a foldable exploring fractions, decimals and...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Radiocarbon Dating

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do we know how long ago a dinosaur lived or an ancient fire pit was used? Scholars learn about the application of carbon dating and half lives to discover things about the past. They adjust the amount of radioactive carbon in the...
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What's Your Wingspan?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure each other's wingspan, and record and analyze the data.
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Safe Driving Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners act as commissioners researching needed safety standards for vehicles and highways. They then draft recommendations to be included in a new highway safety bill. They cite reasons a particular measure would reduce fatal highway...
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Let's Make Fudge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners make fudge after reading fractional values in recipes and finding equivalent fractions to those presented in the recipes. They study measurement abbreviations.
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Triangle Classificaition with Geometer's Sketchpad.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use Geometer's Sketchpad to draw triangles and explore the classificaiton of each using the mearsures of interior angles and the lengths of the sides.
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Designing a 2-liter Pop Bottle Piece to be Used for Water Rockets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and create water rockets using recycled materials. In this technology lesson, students measure and sketch their project design before drawing them using SolidWorks. They construct the bottle as accurately as possible.
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Pounds and Ounces: It's All About Weight

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore number sense by participating in a measurement estimation activity. In this weight lesson, 1st graders discuss the differences between measurement units, both English and Metric. Students examine a loaf of bread to...
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Technology Lesson Activity: Fractions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice using the English measuring system by creating fractions.  In this parts of a whole lesson, 5th graders combine math key bars to simulate small parts of a bigger item.  Students combine the pieces to create...
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Drawing Straws

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the Triangle Inequality Theorem by investigating possible lengths of the sides of a triangle.
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Design-A-Room Project (Part 3 of 3)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners culminate a unit on measurement with a focus on area and perimeter. They design a floor plan of their dream room on graph paper showing the proper area and perimeter. They plan the budget for their room and make a 3-D scale...
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FOOTSTEPS IN TIME

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils measure and correlate their foot lengths and body heights, then use this data to estimate height of Laetoli hominids. They use metric measurement and graphing to determine these heights.
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Draw To Scale The E-Z Way

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a rough floor plan of a house to scale without using a ruler to determine measurements. They see how architects use scale to draw blueprints, and solve math problems using scale.
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More Bait for Your Buck!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners determine where to buy the heaviest earthworms as they study invertebrates. They create a double bar graph of the results of the weight data.
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How Much is a Million?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore relationship among customary and/or metric units of measurement.
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Curated OER

Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore Earth science by identifying types of rocks in their schoolyard. In this geology lesson, students collect a group of rocks from their playground and categorize them based on color, shape and size. Learners read the book...
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Classroom Olympics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Here is a an awesome, 17-page lesson plan on a simulated Olympic Games for your young athletes. After learning about the history of the Olympics, the whole class takes part in events such as The Cotton Ball Shot Put, The Paper Plate...

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