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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Tall, How Short, How Faraway

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders determine the correct unit of measure to use for different situations. In this measuring instructional activity, 2nd graders are introduced to different unit of measure. Students study the origin of measurement and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Cosmic Measurements

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Students develop two units of measurement to relate to the astronomical unit and the light year. In this astronomy lesson, students use a Twizzler to develop a measurement unit similar to the astronomical unit. They use a moving object,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All About Measuring with the Metric System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. For this measurements lesson, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular English system....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculating rates

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Algebra I/Algebra II instructional activity, students solve verbal problems in which they calculate rates using the appropriate unit of measure.  The one page instructional activity contains a combination of seven multiple choice...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Body Parts

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students engage in a lesson to measure body parts. They use the measuring tape to record the data of body measurements. Students must choose the appropriate unit of measurement and compare the data for the different parts of the human body.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Makeshift Measuring Tools

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice measuring items with unique tools.  In this length lesson plan, 5th graders examine several household items and must decide if they want to use a pencil width, piece of paper, or their thumb to measure the item....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement and Estimation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and measurement. In this estimation and measurement lesson, 2nd graders use footsteps to measure distances around the classroom. Students sing songs to measure the number of beats from one area to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Ruler, The King of Measurement

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn how use a ruler to measure common items. In this measurement lesson plan, 1st graders examine the numerical markings on rulers and learn that each number stands for a unit of measure. They measure 5 classroom items...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Estimation Challenge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students calculate the length of the classroom using non-standard units of measurement and estimation. Using a cracker box, they discuss measuring various objects in the room as a class, and independently estimate and measure the length...
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Curated OER

Measurement

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate non-standard linear measurement.  For this cross curriculum measurement lesson, students listen to the book Measuring Penny by Loreen Leedy, and identify pages in which non-standard measurement is used.  Students...
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Curated OER

A Measure of Success

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore mathematics by cooking recipes in class. In this ingredient measuring lesson plan, students view several recipes in class they wish to cook and practice translating the recipe into a large enough creation that can feed...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit Conversions-Energy, Power, Flux

For Students 8th - 10th
For this unit conversion worksheet, students solve 4 problems given a list of conversion factors for units of energy, power and flux.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shaking Up Ice Cream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper graders use a variety of tools to measure liquid and solid ingredients in an ice cream making recipe. Following written and oral directions and accurately timing themselves forms the basis of this lesson.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 1.9-Review Calculations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this calculations worksheet, students find significant figures in numbers, they determine densities of substances and objects, they convert from one metric unit to another and they determine the appropriate unit of measurement for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tall Towers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Linear measurement is the focus of this math lesson. Youngsters work in groups to build towers with blocks. They build towers represented on index cards and determine how many blocks taller one tower is.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Operation Spaghetti

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find the math in recipes. Young chefs will follow a recipe and investigate the total cost for materials. They measure amounts of food necessary for the recipe and compute the per person cost.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners investigate the relationship between metric length measurement and English length measurement units. They watch a demonstration of the use of centimeter and millimeter rulers before practicing using the Ladder technique to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Long...?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore measurement. They use appropriate units of measurement for different sized objects. Students collect their data and enter it into an Excel data base. They graph their findings and analyze their outcomes.
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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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Curated OER

How Will You Measure Up?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the appropriate units of measure when given a list of items to estimate and measure. They work in cooperative groups to locate, estimate, and measure given items using the correct unit of measurement.
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Interactive
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My Test Book: Measurement

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding metric and customary measurement. Students may view the correct answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Long? How Wide? How Tall? How Deep?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students estimate the length of given objects. In this measurement lesson, students explore the use of standardized measurement. They also approximate the measurement of given items. Students read stories about measurement and experiment...
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Metric Units of Weight and Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Getting the right measurements can save a lot of time and money in the real world. Learners are introduced to unit conversion and how to accurately go from one unit to another. The first pages are notes and then the packet finishes with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area and Volume Metric Conversions - Grade Seven

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate unit conversion.  In this unit conversion lesson, students will build models of square and cubic centimeters using grid paper and generate formula tables for converting units of area and volume.  The tables will be...