Seventh graders groups measure the diameter and circumference of each of the circular objects in the room. They record their results on their student worksheets and access a computer spreadsheet program to compile their results.

Young scholars examine the rock layers in Illinois. They draw the many rock layers using the Geology website. They discover the arrangement of strata of rocks.

Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.

Fifth graders test the shelters that were built in a prior activity. They determine the level of durability and water resistance of these shelters through a scientific investigation.

Third graders read the story STREGA NONA together as a class and discuss what they know about pasta. They each receive pieces of pasta to glue down on construction paper and write beneath each one what they think it looks like.

Fifth graders locate information on a specific ocean animal using encyclopedias, nonfiction books, SIRS Discoverer, multimedia encyclopedias, and the Internet. They create an acrostic poem about the ocean animal they have been researching.

Students complete a unit of activities to learn about states of matter and how to measure matter. In this matter lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about matter, its states, and how to measure matter.

Students calculate the moment of inertia of a disc. For this physics lesson, students differentiate the two methods used in finding the inertia. They construct their own pendulum for the lab.

Help your young scholars learn the skill of dimensional analysis and the importance of mastering that skill. In this activity, students will work on their critical thinking by solving dimensional analysis problems. The lesson is...

Instructional module focusing on the importance of unit conversion in science. Discussion includes unit consistency and dimensional analysis. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.

Detailed description of dimensional analysis. Contains examples and self-quizzes.

Given quantitative data, students will express and manipulate quantities using dimensional analysis.

Explore dimensional analysis and how to convert between measurement systems. Complete quiz to assess learning.

Very detailed explanation of dimensional analysis. Additional pages have more detail including a historical perspective.

Watch a short tutorial showing the conversion between the amount of a substance expressed in number of molecules to the amount of a substance expressed in moles of molecules, and then try some dimensional analysis practice problems.

This lesson demonstrates how to use dimensional analysis to covert rates. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Using Dimensional Analysis."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve problems using dimensional analysis.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve problems using dimensional analysis.

USe dimensional analysis to convert between measurement systems.

This lesson demonstrates how to use dimensional analysis to covert rates. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Using Dimensional Analysis."

This site offers a description and sample problem of dimensional analysis.

Use dimensional analysis to convert rates and assess learning with a quiz.

This activity explores dimensional analysis, the process of converting one unit into another.

Students learn how to solve problems without doing a proof or exact calculation. Topics include dimensional analysis, successive approximation, generalization, and pictorial analysis. A syllabus, readings, assignments, and related...