Show us your moves. Using sensor equipment, scholars track the motion of different movements, such as jogging, skipping, or jump roping. They analyze velocity and acceleration and create graphs representing each movement.

In this weight and measurement instructional activity, students write out in words what each weight and measurement is when represented in symbols. Students complete 12 problems.

Sixth graders practice weight conversions in grams. In this conversion lesson, 6th graders convert weights from kilograms all the way to milligrams. They complete word problems with grams of rice. 

In this metric measure worksheet, students solve 6 conversions, 3 comparisons and answer 5 questions about the best unit of measure for given items. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.

Students convert measurements within the metric system. In this measurement instructional activity, students explore the different units of the metric system and practice converting numbers from one unit to another.

Students 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. Students...

Middle schoolers explore geometry by completing a physics activity on-line. In this mass measurement lesson plan, pupils define the terms mass, volume, and density and identify their relationship with each other. They complete an on-line...

In this measurement instructional activity, students determine and write the correct measurement compatible to the one shown for each. There are 60 metric conversions to solve on the sheet.

Students build a hydrometer to measure the densities of fresh and salt water samples. They record the water temperature and density and use the temperature, density, and salinity conversion graph to locate the salinity. Finally,...

In this measuring lines worksheet, students measure 6 lines and write the answers in centimeters and millimeters. Students measure 10 other listed objects and give their answers in large and small units.

Middle schoolers compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe,...

In this measuring mass worksheet, students are given six pictures of objects and they determine the proper metric unit to measure the mass of each. They are given 16 objects and they determine if the measurement of mass should be...

In this units of measure worksheet, learners mentally convert measured units within the metric system. This three-page worksheet contains two-pages. Answers are provided beside each question.

Using a table, students solve 12 word problems about the weights of various foods at the grocery store. The solve addition and subtraction problems as well as convert kilograms to grams.

Learners identify the stages of the water cycle. They listen to the book "Magic School Bus: Wet All Over," examine the Build Your Own Water Cycle website, predict and measure the amount of water in a jar for a week, and read a short play...

Fourth graders investigate the weight/mass of a number of items using grams, and equivalents. They examine the use of a triple beam balance before massing objects including oil and water. They go over the weights they amassed and weigh...

Gain practice converting between metric units of volume and mass. The class goes over the procedures for making the conversions as a whole. The strategy used here includes making charts that show the relationships between the...

Review conversion of decimal numbers into SN form with these examples of common astronomical applications and quantities. Young learners rewrite those numbers with scientific notation and with the correct units. The answers are available...

You would think that humans make up more mass than ants do on this planet, but think again, and this time by performing calculations. Middle schoolers use scientific notation to compute and compare the estimated total mass of all humans...

Triangles and prisms don't stand a chance when your learners use this handout full of the formulas they need to know about the different shapes. Area, volume, and surface formulas are all covered along with the standard measurement and...

Using the scientific method, and bubble gum, learners conduct a motivating experiment. After conducting a series of tests involving bubble gum, they graph and analyze their results. This is the type of activity everyone loves.

Groups of students rotate through five classroom stations to estimate, measure, and record volume, length, weight, mass, and area using both customary and metric measure. They evaluate their data to determine how close their estimates...

Young scholars explore the concept of measurement as it relates to equivalencies. They complete simple conversions using visual models of measurement units, and  record their answers in a two-column table.

For this standard units worksheet, students problem solve 11 questions by answering with 1 of the following standard units: meters, centimeters, millimeters, grams, kilometers and/or kilograms.