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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: How to Convert Ounces to Pounds

For Teachers 4th
A lesson containing a warm up, guided group work, and practice for students to understand how to convert ounces to pounds.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Centimeters and Inches

For Teachers 2nd Standards
How do we understand the difference between inches and centimeters? Why does measuring a given object in centimeters always give a bigger number than measuring the same object in inches? This lesson plan includes detailed plans,...
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PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Episode 202 Math Is Everywhere, Part Ll

For Students K - 1st Standards
Blossom and Snappy discover a new window that Robbie put in the garage and decide to measure it. They discover the difference of standard measurement and non-standard measurement while making candies and during their visits to McDonald's...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: A Tour of Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Peruse a collection of lesson plans, resources and FAQ's about measurement at every grade level.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Length & Measuring With Fractions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart involves investigating various lengths in Metric and US Customary. Students will work on finding lengths to the sixteenths. The flipchart can be used with Everyday Math, Unit 10.
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Colorado State University

Metric Numbers to Remember

For Students 9th - 10th
Look to this site for many important numbers and conversion factors used between the metric system and the customary system, such as speed of light, body temperature, distance from sun to earth, plus more.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: How Big Were They?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use the virtual scale to find out how much the Egyptian Obelisk weighs in elephants. Also, learn other interesting facts about the obelisks.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Appropriate Tools for Measurement of Squares and Rectangles

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose appropriate tools and units for given measurement situations involving squares and rectangles.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Metric Conversion [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students. The students are expected to: i. understand both metric and customary systems of measurement ii. understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within the same...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Wet Welcome Home Adventure 4

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students perform an experiment that simulates a leaking pipe and gather data on volume of water lost over time. They graph the data collected as a scatter plot, find the equation of the line of best fit, find the total volume of water...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Dividing Feet and Inches

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site reviews the process of converting feet to inches and inches to feet using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Dividing Gallons, Quarts, and Pints

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site reviews the process of converting gallons, quarts, and pints using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Multiplying Gallons, Quarts and Pints

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site reviews the process of converting gallons, quarts, and pints using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Making Sense of Conversions

For Students 6th - 8th
This video lesson demonstrates how to make sense of measurment conversions.

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