Students engage in an experiment that tests how much air we breathe in and out during the respiration process. For this respiration lesson, students blow a typical breath's amount of air into a balloon. They use a ruler to measure the...

Twelfth graders apply estimation techniques to determine how high any one basketball player can jump.

In this metric system activity, learners read about metric and place value relationships, examine some sample problems, and then complete 5 conversion charts.

Students construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using growth...

Sixth graders record the weight of themselves and 3 family over a week, and then use that data to compile 2 bar graphs and 4 line graphs and answer a series of questions.

Sixth graders translate sports vocabulary words from English to Spanish and complete money problems containing decimals. In this money and sports lesson plan, 6th graders use words to communicate to each other.

Ninth graders develop operational definition of density, do computations using density equation, categorize pieces of matter as being able to float on water or not, based on density, explain why some objects sink or float based on...

Students make observations of their own backyard. In this environment instructional activity, students keep records of the plants and animals they see in their home or school yard. Students make notes of how the weather and environment...

Twelfth graders use road maps to calculate the distance between two locations. They estimate the cost for fuel and the miles per gallon. They consider other factors such as geography, road conditions, and traffic that may impact the cost.

Fifth graders identify the area and perimeter of a rectangle. In this perimeter lesson plan, 5th graders use geoboards and rubber bands to construct various rectangles. Students use the formula to calculate area and perimeter of the...

Learners complete a worksheet. In this calculations lesson, students learn factual information about computing time with clocks, calendars and eras. Learners show their knowledge by completing a worksheet.

Students explore mean, median and mode. In this math lesson plan, students analyze temperature data and figure the mean, median, and mode of the data. Students graph the data in a bar graph.

Fourth graders calculate the angles and construct a pie graph of the percentages of the elements in the continental and oceanic crusts. Then they analyze the results. They can be assigned the task of researching the percentages.

Students use the worksheet from the first website listed below to collect data on the penguin heights on the Penguin Page.

In this Cyberchase Media Gallery, explore key concepts about liquid volume, including standard units of liquid measure and how to convert between them. In the accompanying classroom activity, students create a complete conversion chart...

What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...

Very complete chart of conversion factors for English to SI (metric) unit measurements and SI (metric) to English unit measurements. Includes length, area, volume, mass, temperature, illumination, and force & mass (stress).

Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking and for container labeling. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters. Also explains the differences between British and American...

Learn about the two main temperature scales, Celsius and Fahrenheit, and how to convert temperature from one to another. View two conversion examples and a chart of typical temperatures, and use the conversion tool.

Use this chart to easily identify conversions using square measurements, cubic measurements, and linear measurements.

Simple steps and examples to help you convert metric measurements to Imperial units. Use a Metric - Imperial Conversion Chart as a reference.

Simple steps and examples to help you convert Imperial measurements to metric units. Use a Metric - Imperial Conversion Chart as a reference.