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Curated OER

Measure This!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students estimate the measurement in centimeters for common classroom objects. They check their estimations, discuss the differences and write a paragraph summarizing the activity.
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Teach Engineering

Biomes and Population Dynamics - Balance Within Natural Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How large can a population become? The fifth installment of a nine-part unit teaches young ecologists about limiting factors that determine the carrying capacity of species in the Sonoran Desert. Here is a PowerPoint to help present this...
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LABScI

Circulation and Respiration: Vital Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What do your vital signs tell your doctor? An engaging hands-on lesson has your learners monitor their own lung capacity, blood pressure, and heart rate. They then connect the vital measures to the workings of the circulatory and...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 3 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 5)

For Students 5th Standards
Fifty-four flashcards make up a set to help reinforce math vocabulary. The set offers two types of cards; a word card printed in bold font, and a definition card equipped with an example and labels. Terms include capacity,...
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Techbridge Curriculum

Calculating Rainwater Runoff

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Thirsty plants soak up every bit of a rainfall, but what happens to the rain that hits the roof? Calculate the amount of rainwater from your school's roof with an Earth science activity, which brings measurement skills, observation...
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Gears Educational System

Battery Basics

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In a series of activities, high schoolers research and compare batteries of different chemistries (such as nickel-cadmium), measure current and voltage, and use multimeters and math to compute their capacities. In the end, they try to...
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Curated OER

Taking the Heat

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars measure the heat absorbed by different materials and learn why engineers need to know how different materials story thermal energy when designing buildings. In this heat capacity lesson plan, students use a thermometer to...
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Curated OER

Measurement Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students review estimation, measurement, fractions, decimals while familiarizing themselves with a new classroom at the beginning of the year.
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EdHelper

Order Capacity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ordering measurements worksheet, students order the objects from greatest capacity to smallest capacity. Students write 1 next to the object with the greatest capacity and write 3 next to object with the smallest capacity.
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Curated OER

Compare Capacity

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this capacity comparisons worksheet, students cut out the pictures and match the containers together. Students glue the containers that hold less in the less column and that ones that hold more in the more column.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Units of Measure

For Students 8th - 9th
For this metric units of measurement worksheet, students read information about estimating lengths and masses, then solve 65 problems. Sample problems with solutions are included.
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Curated OER

Geometry - Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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.
Activity
101 Questions

Girl Scout Cookies

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
How many Girl Scout cookies can you fit in a trunk? Learners consider this question after watching a video of an SUV being filled to the top with single boxes of the cookies. They use measurements of the trunk and the box of cookies to...
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Curated OER

Task: Grain Storage

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Farming is full of mathematics, and it provides numerous real-world examples for young mathematicians to study. Here, we look at a cylinder-shaped storage silo that has one flat side. Given certain dimensions, students need to determine...
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Curated OER

Measuring and Predicting Capacity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate geometric shapes through volume and dimensions. In this geometry lesson, students measure, weigh, and calculate sizes and volume based on estimation and calculation. They review important vocabulary related to prisms...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Metric Units of Capacity - Practice 12.8

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
You will appreciate a useful worksheet for grasping an understanding of liquid volume and practicing metric unit conversions. All of the problems involve liters and milliliters, so the conversions are very elementary. Neat drawings...
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Curated OER

Finding the Basal Area of a Forest Plot to Determine Stocking Levels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use graphs and plots to measure the basal area and stocking levels.  In this graphing instructional activity students work in the field the use their data to help them complete a lab activity. 
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Curated OER

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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

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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EdHelper

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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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

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.
Worksheet
EdHelper

Cups and Pints

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this measurements worksheet, students study the capacity and circle the 2 sets which hold the same amount. Students solve 4 problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Thermodynamics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this thermodynamics worksheet, students review the first law of thermodynamics and define enthalpy, state functions, and heat capacity. Students use Hess' law and heats of formation to solve reactions. This worksheet has 30 problems...

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