Learners listen to story, "The 100-Pound Problem," compare their weight with character in story, and weigh different classroom items using nonstandard units and standard units. They experiment with different items that can make scale...

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...

Students build and program a car to drive a specific challenge distance.They must at the end of the lesson, have the car that stops the closest to a challenge distance.

Investigate equivalent fractions with your class. They compare and order fractions. Then they work cooperatively in groups to experiment and problem solve with fractions using a game format. Multiple resources are provided.

Students investigate unit conversion.  In this unit conversion instructional activity, students will build models of square and cubic centimeters using grid paper and generate formula tables for converting units of area and...

If you need a way to assess the concepts in your physical science class, use an extended set of worksheets as a midterm or final exam. It includes questions about density, physical and chemical matter, speed and velocity, weight and...

Third graders use pattern blocks of one shape at a time to try to create a similar shape. They compare the perimeter of the new figure with the perimeter of the original shape and look for a pattern. Students use the pattern to predict...

Students create squares of different sizes on a geoboard. They find and describe a pattern. Students use the pattern to determine the number of squares possible on a 10-by-10 geoboard. They create squares with a horizontal base (and...

Fifth graders use patterns, models and relationships to solve equations.  In this equations instructional activity, 5th graders define vocabulary for equations and complete worksheets explaining variables and solving problems.

Students investigate how friction affects the movement of a block across surface areas. They test five different kinds of surfaces—smooth surface, wax paper, a paper towel, course, and fine sandpaper. They predict and record the results...

Students study West Virginia quilts. For this mathematics lesson, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.

Here are three activities--concentration, matching, and flashcards--to help learn or review the units of customary measurement.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose appropriate tools and customary units for given measurement situations.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure different lengths to a fraction of an inch.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure length in customary units.

Students learn how to measure length using US Standard Units. Practice problems are included.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of measuring length using the Customary System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...

A ten question test for assessing measurement concept for length. Assessment is scored online and students get immediate feedback. A great assessment tool.

This lesson plan offers an opportunity for students to learn to measure length by fractions of an inch, inches, feet, yards and also change one unit of length to another.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among customary units of measurement by using factors and multiples.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert customary units of measure by multiplying when converting from large units to small units.

Students will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity, and weight. This lesson contains a detailed plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a video tutorial.

Students convert between metric and customary units of length in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.

The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...