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Paws in Jobland Number Crunch

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners analyze real life jobs that involve math. They discuss jobs where math is used, and explore how math is important in many areas and research some of these jobs in the book "Paws in Jobland." They complete a worksheet with four...
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Pints, Quarts, and Gallons

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this capacity measurements worksheet, learners study the illustrated pictures of pints, quarts, and gallons. Students circle the set of measurements that holds more in the 7 problems.
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Pints, Quarts, and Gallons

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this capacity measurements worksheet, students study the illustrated images of the pints, quarts, and gallons. Students circle the set that holds less for the 7 problems.
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Cups, Pints, Quarts, and Gallons

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this capacity measurements activity, students study the illustrate cups, pints, quarts, and gallons containers. Students circle the 2 sets that hold the same amount for the 4 problems.
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Quarts and Gallons

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this learning exercise about liquid measurement, students compare quarts and gallons. Students learn that four quarts equals one gallon. Students then look at eight different problems where there determine if the quarts shown...
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Cups, Pints, and Quarts

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this worksheet, about measurement, students practice working with cups, pints, and quarts. The worksheets consists of five problems where students must circle the amounts that are the same. There is an answer key available with this...
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Underwater Excavation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate artifact size and ship capacity based on the excavation of an ancient Roman shipwreck.
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Mini-Metric Olympics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in a Mini-Olympics with measurements. In this measurement lesson, students throw items and predict how far they will go. They measure the actual distance and find the difference between that and their estimate. 
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Centimeter Slinkies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders estimate and measure the length of a whole color-segmented, candy gummy worm. Then, as students bite off each segment, they estimate, measure and record findings in an activity log.
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Math Investigation: Make an Add for a Canoe

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this math advertisement investigation worksheet, students research canoes, then make an add for a canoe using as many of the measurement units given as possible. Worksheet is part of the Houghton-Mifflin math series.
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Using CM and MM

For Students 4th - 5th
In this measuring lines activity, 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.
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Capacity Conversions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this conversions instructional activity, students convert smaller metric units to larger units, using the work space provided. Answers are included on page 2.
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Wrapped Up In A Kiss!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the wrapper of a Hershey's Kiss to practice estimating, predicting and measuring. They measure with centimeter rulers.
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The Weight of Things

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore weight. In this math lesson, students predict which item weighs more and discuss how they arrived at their decision. Students weigh several items to determine which weighs more.
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How Long Is Your Smile?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure to the nearest centimeter. They work together to create a portrait of themselves with an accurate measurement of their smile to the nearest centimeter. This is a creative way for students to explore centimeters.
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Commutative Property

For Teachers 1st
First graders use various models to learn the Commutative Property of Addition. In this Commutative Property lesson, 1st graders use other students, counters, balances, and dominoes to apply the addition property. Students solve addition...
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Volume: How Full Can You Go?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this volume:  how full can you go worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about volume in both metric and standard measure, then click to check their answers.
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"Space" Exploration

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the attribute of volume of an object. Units of measurement are reviewed and utilized in this lesson.
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Math Whom Am I?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number recognition worksheet, students read the descriptions of the math terms and try to guess what each term is. Students circle the third letter in the boxes to check their answers.
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Jessica's Aquarium

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use problem solving strategies to determine the amount of gravel needed to fill the bottom of an aquarium that is 50 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 30 cm high. Students use centimeter cubes and brainstorm strategies they might...
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Lung Limit

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore one's lung capacity, the human body, displacing volume of water with volume of air and spirometer use. Using simple math, students figure out their lung capacity by breathing into a bottle filled with water and...
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Estimate and Measure

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this number sense learning exercise, students examine the 4 pictured items and estimate how long each of them is in centimeters. Students use rulers to check their work.
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Capacity Lotto

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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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.