Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's About Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners examine concept of time, and explore difference between analog and digital clocks; students make art project to represent time and create a time-story problem and solution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Comparing Metric Measures by Description: Longest Length

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A practice quiz where students compare lengths in different metric units to identify the longest.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Comparing Metric Measures by Description: Shortest Length

For Students 3rd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students compare lengths in different metric units to identify the shortest. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem. [1:57] A set of...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Length, Area, Volume, Time

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
On this interactive site students learn to estimate lengths and distances using kilometers, explain the difference between perimeter and area, and measure the volume of a 3D object by counting the cubic centimeters.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Metric Conversion [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed for Grade 7 students. The students are expected to: i. understand both metric and customary systems of measurement ii. understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within the same...
Unit Plan
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Soc.: Best of Wonder Science: Measure Yourself in Metric [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Activities where students take turns measuring their height, the width of parts of the hand, and the distance jumped using metric units.
Activity
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Tree Study (Lesson)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this fourth grade performance task, students measure tree leaves using metric units and make predictions about the length of other leaves on the tree. They also suggest other good questions they might ask about trees in the school...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robot Wheels!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solidify their understanding of the terms "circumference" and "rotation" through the use of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics components. They measure the circumference of robot wheels to determine how far the robot can travel during...
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Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit Reasoning Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
Unit reasoning helps us make sense of measurements by converting between measurement units and making reasonable estimates. For the Praxis test, we need to know common measurement units for length, time, volume, and mass, as well as how...
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Strolling With My Gnomies, a Measuring Game

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Decide whether you want to measure in Standard or metric and at what level (i.e. inch, half inch or centimeter, millimeter) and begin practice. Computer will generate a line above the ruler and the player enters the length and checks for...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Give an Inch, Take a Foot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice measuring techniques by measuring different objects and distances around the classroom. They practice using different scales of measurement in metric units and estimation. Also, students learn how measurement is used in...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Food Market: Centimeters and Millimeters

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Mila is comparing fruits at the fruit market. Join her on this adventure!
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Circles All Around Us

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will estimate several dimensions of circles in everyday objects. Students will use the metric and customary systems for their estimations. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. For this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...