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Whale Fast Food Conversions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students calculate feeding rates of whales and compare this to the feeding rates of humans.
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Customary Capacity

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders convert customary units of capacity to make a gallon man out of construction paper. They use the computer to make a tree map of gallons, quarts, pints, and cups to show these conversions.
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Metric Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use, read and write with metric units. They practice converting from larger to smaller units. Afterwards, they construct a scale drawing of a bridge. In addition, they construct these two designs, using the same scale of 1cm to...
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Measuring Weight in the Metric System

For Students 4th - 5th
In this metric system worksheet, students complete a kilogram and gram table using the conversion table for help. Students then convert the given measurements and finish with several measurement conversion word problems.
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Fra-Per-Dec

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions. In this ordering fractions and finding equivalent fractions lesson plan, students play a card game where students must collect 5 cards with equivalent...
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Tile My Bathroom Floor

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a bathroom floor plan using measurement math. In this measurement lesson, 7th graders use measurement, proportionality, estimation, and area to design a floor plan. Students design floor tiles using centimeter...
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Blowing in the Wind

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare hurricanes and tornadoes. They write a paragraph explaining how to prepare for a storm. Students give an oral report. They use weather facts to practice math skills. Students record observations of a storm.
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Geometry - Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the procedure for determining appropriate types of measurements for given situations and measurement conversions. They figure perimeter, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional objects.
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Addition and Subtraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition and subtraction activity, students analyze a math sentence such as: 16+2 = 12-6. Students solve the problems on each side of the equal sign, and mark "true" if the answers are the same and "false" if they are different....
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TE Activity: Hot or Not

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine how the human immune system responds to germs and explain what a fever is. They design a thermometer in order to further explore temperature before completing a temperature conversion worksheet. They detail the work of...
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Linking Verbs and Adjectives

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this linking verbs and adjectives instructional activity, students choose phrases from a word bank to complete conversations. Students match phrases to six sentence.  
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Michael Jackson Lessons: A Cross-Curricular Experience

For Teachers 4th - 12th
By learning about Michael Jackson through these lesson plans, students can explore history, science, math, etc . . .
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Working Together to Improve Our Community

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners from the fourth grade research a solution to a community problem and converse with eighth graders via email. Eighth graders study the political process and work with the fourth graders to present information to the public to...
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Tenths and Hundredths practice 21.1

For Students 4th - 5th
In this identifying tenths and hundredths learning exercise, students write fractions and decimals describing models, use grid paper to draw models of fractions and decimals, convert them, and answer word problems. Students answer...
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Vector Voyage!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use vector analysis to examine the concept of dead reckoning. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, complete a Vector Voyage Worksheet with the teacher, answer discussion questions, and use the Pythagorean Theorem for speed...
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Find the Ratio of Given Units

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ratio worksheet, students find the ratio of the given units. The units include centimeters, days, and inches. There are six ratio problems for students to complete.
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K
Students converse with each other while playing a game in order to discover things that are alike and things that are different about themselves. The students gather data about themselves, organize and display data on the graph, and...
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Counting Your Loot!

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students calculate the value of a given amount of gold and silver. They convert amounts of U.S. dollars to other currencies. Students must locate the country that the foreign currency involves on a world map.
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Olympic Metrics

For Teachers 6th
In this Olympic metrics worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 10 different types of problems. First, they use a conversion formula to change each metric distance provided to its U.S. equivalent. Then, students find the formulas in a...
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Converting Percents to Fractions

For Students 4th - 7th
In this percents conversion worksheet, learners apply their math skills as they respond to 5 questions that require them to convert percents to fractions.
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Fractions to Decimals

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fractions conversion worksheet, students apply their math skills as they respond to 5 questions that require them to convert fractions to decimals.
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Weights and Measures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars master the gathering, averaging and graphing of data. They practice conversion to metric measures. They gain fluency in the use of technology tools for math operations.
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Canadian Money Chart

For Students 5th
In this math worksheet, 5th graders find the conversions for various Canadian coins through studying the charts and then applying the information to practice problems.
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Customary Units of Measuring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this math worksheet, students practice converting the measurements into the correct values for the three charts. The students may need a separate conversion chart.