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Measurement Problems

For Students 7th - 11th
In this measurement instructional activity, students determine how gravity affects your weight and mass on a different planet. Students practice converting measurements to different units. This instructional activity has 12 problems to...
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Scientific Notation Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
In thsi scienfic notation worksheet, students answer 10 questions converting back and forth between scientific notation and standard form.  Students write very big and very small numbers using scientific notation.
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Fairly Fundamental Facts About Forces and Structures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Don't twist and turn looking for a resource. The first installment of a six-part series teaches young engineers about the five fundamental forces of compression, tension, shear, bending, and torsion. These forces help explain different...
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Convert This!

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use conversion factors to solve problems. In this algebra instructional activity, students convert between Metric and English Units. They measure different objects and using both systems in their units.
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Density of the Human Body

For Students 5th - 8th
In this density of the human body worksheet, students measure several parts of the body to calculate the body volume. Students convert the body volume to body mass and body density.
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Eating Through the Metric System

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders convert measurements in recipes to metric measurements and prepare the food items. They create a metric measurement cookbook.
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Cooking Cranberry Pudding

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore colonial cooking.  In this cross curriculum George Washington and colonial America history lesson, students follow a recipe for cranberry pudding, a possible favorite of George and Martha Washington. Young...
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The Metric System

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students convert measurements within the metric system. For this measurement lesson, students explore the different units of the metric system and practice converting numbers from one unit to another.
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Conversions at Sea

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners demonstrate problem solving skills. Students complete word problems requiring unit conversions. They convert both metric and standard units. Learners must determine necessary information to solve problems.
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Reading Trees: Understanding Dendrochronology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.
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Circuit Diagrams: Switching Circuits

For Students 4th - 6th
Use a lab sheet on circuit diagrams in your electricity unit. Fifth graders draw two series circuits with diagrams, based on two examples. A science experiment prompts learners to use 3x5 cards to illustrate the way a series circuit works.
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A Metric World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students convert English to metric units. In this math lesson, students give examples of measurements they encounter in their daily lives. The share their answers in class.
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Bison Eating

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use metric measurement to study the amount a bison eats. In this measurement instructional activity, 5th graders watch a video about bison and discuss the amount of food they eat. Students weigh their food trays at lunch...
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Applied Science - Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Although it was written to use in a science class, this measurement activity is adaptable to Common Core standards in math for measurement and data. Youngsters are introduced to two types of measurement systems. They use both the...
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Estimating With Fire

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Celsius or Fahrenheit?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a thermometer.  In this Celsius or Fahrenheit lesson, 2nd graders create an individual thermometer to use for measuring the temperature.  Students convert the outside temperature. 
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Factor Labeling

For Students 7th - 12th
In this factoring worksheet, students express numbers as a 3 significant digit number in scientific notation. Students practice converting mass, volume, and length. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
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Conversions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this measurements worksheet, students review how metric conversions work and the prefixes associated with the conversions. Then students complete 27 problems, 1 short answer, 14 matching, and 7 fill in the blank questions.
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English Measurement System

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine how to convert measurement. In this English Measurement lesson, students discover interesting facts about the history of measurement. Students study formulas and practice using them.
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What's My BMI?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students construct the Metric Pyramid from the handout. They use the Metric Pyramid to convert from standard to metric measure and vice versa. They compute their own Body Mass Index.
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Dream Bedroom Floor Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students construct using Cabri software. In this geometry lesson plan, students convert between units and apply the correct measurements to build objects. They create the room virtually and manipulate the shapes to the desired measurements.
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Dream Bedroom Floor Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students build and apply concepts of geometry. In this geometry lesson plan, students create a building using proportions and scale drawings. They use Cabri technology to create a virtual drawing first.
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You say Avocado, I say Avogadro

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students convert mole to mass to particles and vice versa. In this chemistry lesson, students discuss the importance of Avogadro's number. They apply what they have learned in a team competition.
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Metric Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars practice the fundamentals of converting metric measurements. They translate a mathematical idea from one form to another and compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system....