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Comparing Weights And Volumes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is focused upon the concept of weights and measures. They conduct experiments while classifying the quantities of different sized containers. Students compare and convert measurements like liters to...
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Whirlybirds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students measure to the nearest centimeter, and predict the frequency of an event. In this statistics lesson, students participate in a simulation of a parachute jump competition by making paper Whirlybirds, and then dropping them...
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure their feet and their parents' feet, record data on computer-generated graphs, and calculate and record mean, median, and mode.
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800 Meters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete measurement activities to define a specific length in meters. In this measurement lesson, students give a description of a path that would be 800  meters long, measure the actual path, and describe its beginning...
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Slosh, Dribble, and Plop

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students recognize the need for a standard unit of volume. They estimate and measure to the nearest liter. Also they relate the liter to the familiar everyday containers.
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How Much is a Pound? A Weight Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore weight in pounds. In this measurement lesson, students estimate the weight of teacher-provided objects, measure the actual weight of the objects using scales, and discuss food products sold by the pound....
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"Using Manipulatives and/or Technology to Solve Math Problems" by Cooking Dinner

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore math functions by preparing a meal. In this food measurement lesson, students examine a recipe for a meal and alter the size of the recipe based upon the amount of servings needed. Learners utilize manipulatives to...
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Meter Readers Turned Composers

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students compose eight measures of music after they practice interpreting time/signature meter.
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The Way Science Works

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this science experiments and measurements worksheet, students answer 6 questions about experimenting, SI units, and conversions. They convert 6 measurements from one metric unit to another.
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Trundle Wheel

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the uses of a trundle wheel. For this units of measurement lesson, 6th graders use trundle wheels to measure distances.
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A Metric World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers convert English to metric units. For this math lesson, students give examples of measurements they encounter in their daily lives. The share their answers in class.
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MEANINGFUL METRICS with DRAMATIC DEMONSTRATIONS

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders study the metric system.  In this metric lesson students complete a lab activity and several metric worksheets. 
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How Far Can a Frog Jump?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to how to take measurements in the metric system. After defining new vocabulary, they read a story by Mark Twain about jumping frogs. In groups, they simulate a frog jumping contest in which they made...
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Metric Conversions Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric worksheet, students examine conversion factors for length, mass, volume and area. Definitions of prefixes and metric abbreviations are identified.
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US Metric Units - Length

For Students 3rd
In this units of length worksheet, 3rd graders convert from the smaller unit of measure to the greater one. They convert inches to feet, feet to yards, feet to miles, and inches to yards, in 10 fill in the blank problems.
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Volume and Density Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
All 20 of the problems on the worksheet involve the computation of cubic volume or density. As long as your young scientists can apply the appropriate mathematical formulas, they will succeed in solving these problems. They are not...
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When Are We Wasting Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study water conservation. In this water conservation activity, students participate in a water conservation experiment. Young scholars discover how to conserve water while washing their hands.
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Length Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Who has the longest cell phone? Find this and other wacky measurement scenarios in this set of length word problems. There are 10 problems here, and scholars show their work for each in a provided space. They determine lengths given how...
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Chemistry Worksheet 5251

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students determine two conversion factors for each relationship given. Then they convert each statement as indicated. Students also convert each of the examples using the metric conversion chart.
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Perimeter of Polygons in Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
Can your scholars find the perimeter of Peter's square of gold? They examine the shape and are given it's four equal side measurements in millimeters. Learners solve for the perimeter and should be reminded to include units in their...
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Measurement

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore perimeters. In this measurement lesson, 4th graders examine example problems that highlight how to calculate the perimeters of rectangles in inches and centimeters. Students also practice solving problems that...
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Measuring With Graduated Cylinders

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore measuring with a graduated cylinder. In this measurement lesson, students observe liquids in a beaker. Students predict the volume of liquid in the beaker and then transfer the liquid to a graduated cylinder. Students...
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Measuring to the Nearest Inch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use whole numbers and fractions to make connections between abstractions of the mathematical world and the real world. In this fractions and measurement lesson, 3rd graders identify, quantify groups , and measure distances....
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How Do Your Students Measure Up?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a paper folding activity that has them create a ruler for measuring to the closest 1/16th of an inch.

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