[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch and show the data by making a line plot. This lesson includes an...

Second graders will be able to estimate the lengths of objects by mentally partitioning the lengths into inches. A video, worksheets, and a detailed lesson plan are included.

The long and the short of it..... In this introductory lesson to ordering lengths, students will be able to compare objects by length using the vocabulary longest and shortest. The lesson is introduced using the book "The Dog Show" and...

This is a complete lesson plan that has students explore how to measure length using blocks.

This video lesson [2:15] will walk you through using a ruler to measure the distance between endpoints. It is 2 of 10 in the series titled "Measuring a Line Segment." Students can take a short review quiz when finished....

What is an atlatl? Learn how this Aztec dart throwing tool can be used to teach students such things as distance, radius, and linear and angular velocity. Curriculum strands are provided for each of the many lesson plans for students...

This video lesson [1:04] will walk you through using a ruler to measure the distance between endpoints. It is 3 of 10 in the series titled "Measuring a Line Segment." Students can answer review questions when finished....

Fish Eyes is a math story, but it is not focused on length. I use this book to have the students compare the length of the different fish in the story.

The long and the short of it... In this introductory lesson to ordering lengths, 1st graders will be able to compare objects by length using the vocabulary longest and shortest.

Today students will focus on the idea that measuring an object using different length units will result in different measurements.

Were off to get the measure, the wonderful measure of side! The students will identify the longest side of an object and measure its length with a variety of non standard units.

A lesson containing a warm up, guided group work, and practice for students to understand how to convert ounces to pounds.

In this lesson plan students will measure their hand span to explore how to determine length.

Kindergartners measure each other's height using large building blocks, then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar...

Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes to make comparisons in...

Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes of length.

In this lesson young scholars will do a variety of learning activities while they meet many math, science, and language arts objectives. Students will measure items, analyze and record data, listen to instructions, and follow directions....

A four-step tutorial shows students how to use a pipet in general chemistry lab to make "precise and accurate" volume measurements. View the full-length lesson via streaming video [9:46] or in segments.

In this lesson plan site, students will compare SI unit (metric) measurements of common household items and their English equivalents.

This lesson helps students to demonstrate the ability to use a light year as a standard of measurement to calculate time and distance from the earth. They will also solve problems based on light years.