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Measuring and Comparing Length

For Teachers 1st
First graders use rulers to measure in both standard notation and centimeters. In this measuring lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the importance of a measuring standard. Students measure in inches and centimeters. Students compare inches...
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Box-and-Whisker Plots

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure in feet and inches and convert to explore the relationship between the converted measurements. In this measurement activity, 8th graders use the whisker and box plot to represent the measurement of a cat. ...
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How Far From the Fountain?

For Students 4th - 6th
For this estimation worksheet, students estimate and measure ten landmarks from the fountain in inches. Students also answer two word problems involving coordinates.
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Paper Chain Team Builder Activity

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create paper chains in a team building activity.  In this paper chains lesson, students each create two feet of paper chains and then as a group the chains are connected into one group chain. Students move themselves in...
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Handy Measurement: Using Non-Standard Measuring Tools

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine different types of non-standard measurement. In this measuring lesson plan, students utilize their fingers, palms and feet as measuring tools. Learners discuss the difference between measuring using parts of their body...
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Ratios of Fractions and Their Unit Rates 2

For Teachers 7th Standards
Remodeling projects require more than just a good design — they involve complex fractions, too. To determine whether a tiling project will fit within a given budget pupils calculate the square footage to determine the number of...
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Pythagorean Theorem to Determine Distance: Ladders

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Young mathematicians to the rescue! Pupils use an interactive to find lengths relating a ladder against a building. The problems involve determining how long a ladder must be to reach a given floor to what floor can a given ladder reach.
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Using Customary Units of Length

For Students 5th
In this using customary units of length worksheet, 5th graders answer 10 multiple choice questions on paper, not online,  about length in inches, feet, yards and miles, with answers available online.
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Walking Math into the Real World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers measure an area given a yardstick. They also convert inches into a fractions of a foot and use data to create a linear graph.
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How Large is a Mole of M&M's

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars calculate whether or not a mole of M&M's fill their high school. They practice factor-labeling, define a mole, and calculate the number of cubic feet per mole of M&M's. To answer the question they measure and...
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Giant's Ruler

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this mathematics worksheet, students imagine that a giant needed a ruler to measure things in his world. they draw a line under the bottom edge of the ruler and under each mark, write the size of the fractional part.
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Dimensions and Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Learners explore the area of rectangles in this middle school geometry lesson. They will investigate the relationship between a change in the dimensions of a rectangle and the change in the corresponding area. Learners also investigate...
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Convert Metric and Standard Units of Length

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this completing the unit conversions of length worksheet, students convert customary units of inches, feet, and yards, and metric units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers. Students solve 20 problems.
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Estimating Units of Length Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
Which unit of measurement would you use? As your scholars begin to understand measuring, it's important they become familiar with the various units. They examine five object images and match them to one of five units: meters,...
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Measurements with Fractions

For Students 7th
In this measurement instructional activity, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include using fractions. First, they determine which operation they will use to solve each problem. Then, students use addition or subtraction to...
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Measuring Length 2

For Teachers 5th
In this measurement worksheet, 5th graders identify which is a reasonable measurement for each stated. Then they fill in the correct unit of length and the tables given. Finally, students convert each measurement into other units of...
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Measurement

For Students 7th
In this measurement activity, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include various measurements. First, they determine which operation they will use to solve each equation. Then, students add or subtract each problem using the...
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Hands Vs. Feet

For Teachers 1st
First graders use unconventional units of measurement to discover the importance and need for a uniform unit of measurement.
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Estimation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this estimation worksheet, learners analyze a table with the diameter of four coins in fractional inches. Students solve 5 multiple choice problems in which estimating is used with fractions.
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Fixed Distance

For Teachers 10th
In this fixed distance worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the fixed distance from a particular point. First, they determine the locus of points inches from a specific point. Then, students write...
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Foot Book Lesson Plan

For Teachers K
Students measure items using non-standard units of measure. In this measurement instructional activity, students listen to Dr. Seuss', The Foot Book, before using oak tag feet to measure items. They use a large foot and a smaller...
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Attributes of Accuracy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain necessity in using accurate instruments when measuring, and how measurements can be checked for accuracy. They make a six-inch ruler, design, test, and evaluate a system to measure work, and produce a table and graph to...
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Measurement Mania

For Teachers 1st
First graders measure 10 different objects found in the classroom, including their own hands and feet, then record their findings. This is a fun lesson for students to experience measurement using a ruler and unifix cubes.
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Discovering Perimeter

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders apply perimeter measurement to items found in newspapers and calculate the cost in terms of feet or yards. They share answers and explanations with classmates.

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