Noyce Foundation
Which is Bigger?
To take the longest path, go around—or was that go over? Class members measure scale drawings of a cylindrical vase to find the height and diameter. They calculate the actual height and circumference and determine which is larger.
Curated OER
Measure a Tree
Young mathematicians explore data collection and mathematical problem solving. They will work in cooperative groups to determine the height of a tree by measuring several predetermined distances on the ground. They will use the data...
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Hypothetical Heights
Learners participate in an interdisciplinary lesson to discuss improvements that would make them want to return to a previously poor neighborhood. For this civics lesson, students work in a budget to make a plan to better their...
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A Penny for Your Height
Students investigate measurement. In this fifth/sixth grade mathematics lesson plan, students explore the relationship between inches and centimeters. Students measure their height in inches or centimeters and convert the measurement.
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Algebra: Reaching New Heights
Students work in pairs to measure their arm span and height and record them on a class chart. The class works together to create a scattergram to display the data. Class discussion focuses on interpreting the scattergram.
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Moon Craters Lab
Students explore characteristics of mass. For this scientific inquiry about mass lesson, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created. Students record their findings on a...
Radford University
Rocket Quads
How high will it fly? Pairs build straw rockets and launch them at different angles and determine the height and horizontal distance of the flight path. Teams make conjectures about how the angle affects the measured distances and use...
Curated OER
Trapezoid Problems - base1, base2, height and area
For this online math worksheet, learners must find the missing measurement in a variety of trapezoids. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Understanding Length and Height
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders read each word problem and follow its instructions. They identify shorter and taller and compare certain objects to each other.
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BMI For Kids - Body Mass Index
Promote healthy lifestyles with an interactive that provides young learners with healthy nutrition and exercise messages. Class members plug their height and weight information into an online body mass index calculator, and hear positive...
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Triangle Area by OnlineMathLearning.com
In this online math activity, students practice finding the area of triangles, given their outside dimensions. When complete, students submit their answers and get instant feedback regarding their accuracy.
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Tall Towers
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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Volume of Pyramids and Cones
High schoolers find the volume of pyramids and cones. In this volume of pyramids and cones lesson plan, learners explore the relationship between the volumes of prisms and pyramids. They investigate the relationship between pyramids and...
Exploratorium
Handy Measuring Ratio
Your hand can be a handy tool for measurement. Young mathematicians learn how to estimate the height of objects by applying similarity. They find the horizontal distance from the object where spreading their outstretched fingers results...
Curated OER
Piles of Paper
Track how much paper their class uses in a week. They will pile their used paper into one place, each day the pile is measured. They make predictions about how much paper they would collect in a month, then recycle the paper.
Illustrative Mathematics
Radius of a Cylinder
Here is a multiple choice question that would make a good assessment question. Algebra learners are to look at the structure of the formula for a given radius of a cylinder and find the resulting radius when the height of the cylinder...
DiscoverE
Safe Landing
Watch out below! Future engineers come up with methods to ensure that a ball in a cup stays in the cup even after dropped from a given height. It might be prudent to include some kind of shock absorber in the cup. Parachutes are a good...
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Draw a Diagram - Problem Solving 11.3
In this drawing a diagram to solve word problems learning exercise, students practice the understand, plan, solve, and check technique for solving word problems by drawing diagrams. Students solve two word problems.
Laura Candler
Time Capsule
It's amazing how much kids change from the beginning of the year to the end. Create a written account of their growth with a fun worksheet that involves children recording information about themselves at two points during the school...
EngageNY
Between-Figure and Within-Figure Ratios
Tie the unit together and see concepts click in your young mathematicians' minds. Scholars apply the properties of similar triangles to find heights of objects. They concentrate on the proportions built with known measures and solve to...
DiscoverE
Hold Your Water
Let's hope there are no leaks. Pupils work together in groups to build a device that will keep as much water as possible in a cup. After being dropped from a height of seven feet! Time to haul out the ladder.
Shodor Education Foundation
Incline
Study velocity while examining graphical representations. As scholars work with the animation, they discover the effect the height of an incline has on the velocity of the biker. They make conclusions about the slope of the line in terms...
101 Questions
Lost in the City with a Clinometer
Come look at trigonometry from a different angle. To begin a simple activity, scholars view a video of someone using a clinometer to find the angle of elevation to the top of a building. They then use a diagram that shows the building's...
Radford University
What Is Normal?
Are you taller than a Major League Baseball player? Future mathematicians learn about normal distributions, percentiles, z-scores, and areas under a normal curve. They use the concepts to analyze height data of Major League Baseball...
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