Do students have any idea of what a foot really is? This lesson will have students measuring objects and making predictions about the length of objects.

We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.

For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren't exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard...

Students will investigate the attribute of length by using a common measurement tool such as snap or unifix cubes to directly measure objects in the classroom. Materials needed include various items to measure, a large set of cubes such...