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Estimating and Measuring Worksheet
In this estimating and measuring activity, students answer 8 questions in which they use estimation and then basic addition/subtraction to determine fabric measurements. The first section is strictly estimation and the second and third...
California Academy of Science
How Big is Big?
In a math or life science class, "mini-me" models are created with cardstock to reflect a 1:10 scale of young scholars' bodies. Learners measure each others' heights with meter sticks, and then reduce the size by 10. After this exercise,...
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Converting Measurement Pretest
In this measure conversion instructional activity, 3rd graders answer ten multiple choice questions based on converting measurements.
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Measurement Worksheet
In this measurement worksheet, students fill in a chart with the proper SI units, measurements and symbols. They also practice converting from one metric unit to another. They express numbers in scientific notation.
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The Amazing Inch and Measuring Up!
Fifth graders study the metric and customary systems of measuring length with rulers, meter / yardsticks, and tape measures. They determine area of polygons and surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes. They list as many...
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Metric System
In this measurement worksheet, 6th graders determine at least one object that would fit the measurements of 6 specific lengths or meters. Students write their answers on the lines provided on the worksheet.
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Measuring a Mummy Case
Students calculate the size of a mummy case and its contents using ancient Egyptian measurements.
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Measurement
In this measurement worksheet, students write the unit and tool needed to find a given measurement. Students also convert 6 measurements.
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Measuring The Diameter of a Star
In this space science worksheet, high schoolers find the correct measurements using the tools provided in this lab experiment. The second page is used to record data.
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Lesson Design Archaeology- Measuring Distance
Students measure and write specific metric distances. In this archaeology activity, students are given specific artifact locations on a map and measure the distance using millimeters.
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Solar Kit Lesson # 12 - Calibration Curve for a Radiation Meter
Scientists need to have mastered algebraic slope-intercept concepts in order for this lesson to be effective. They will measure and graph solar panel output as a function of the amount of radiation striking it, discovering that there is...
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Estimating Units of Length
Would you measure the height of a living room in centimeters? Scholars examine which units would be most efficient for this project: centimeters or meters. There is only one question here with a detailed explanation below. This would be...
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Draft-O-Meter
Students explore where there are drafts in their homes. In this waste reduction lesson, students experiment with a students made draft-o-meter and record drafts on a worksheet.
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Meter in Poetry
A good poem has form and structure built into it. Middle schoolers see that the structure of a poem consists of stanza, form, rhyme, and meter. The structure also contributes to a poem's meaning. After listening to, and discussing, a few...
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Writing Meters, Liters and Grams
In this metric system conversion instructional activity, learners are given directions for converting from one metric unit to another by moving the decimal to the left or right the proper number of places. Students convert 36...
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800 Meters
Students complete measurement activities to define a specific length in meters. In this measurement instructional activity, students give a description of a path that would be 800 meters long, measure the actual path, and describe its...
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Measurement
Students choose appropriate units of measure and predict length using the metric system. In this measurement instructional activity, students participate in activities in which they predict, measure, and record linear measurements such...
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Metric Measurements of Length
In this metric measurements worksheets, students measure stated common objects in millimeters. They convert the measurement to centimeters, meters and kilometers. This one-page worksheet contains 80 problems.
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Measure Length in Millimeters, Centimeters and Meters
In this measurement worksheet, students convert metric lengths of measure to millimeters, centimeters, and meters. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Metric Conversions
Students measure an assortment of items using metric measurements. In this measurement lesson, students measure using length, mass, and volume units of measurement. They convert between units. Students learn a mnemonic to assist in...
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Scale Model of the Solar System
Young scientists gain a better understanding of space, the solar system and its vastness by creating a scale model. Students first need to calculate the distance between each of the nine planets according to the size of their scale. This...
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Ordering Sets of Decimals
Practice putting decimals in order. This resource presents ten sets of decimals for kids to order. After working through the first five sets, they review measurement and unit conversion (kilometers and meters) in the next five problems....
Radford University
Marking Starting Locations for the 400-Meter Dash Track and Field Event
No fair! I had to run more than they did! Young mathematicians first measure various lengths on a school track. They develop strategies and show calculations to prove that all participants will run the same length using a staggered...
Acoustical Society of America
Sound Measures
How loud is the class's hearing threshold? Using a sound level meter, the class members observe how the loudness of sound is affected by distance. Learners continue to study decibels by seeing how different sounds compare to each other...