Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moon Craters Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore characteristics of mass. In this scientific inquiry about mass lesson plan, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created.  Young scholars record...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars review estimation, measurement, fractions, decimals while familiarizing themselves with a new classroom at the beginning of the year.
Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Density

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Most scholars associate density with floating, but how do scientists determine the exact density of an unknown liquid? The third lesson in a seven-part series challenges scholars to find the mass and volume of two unknown liquids. Each...
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Teach Engineering

Bend That Bar

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Bend it, but don't break it. Groups investigate the strength of different materials. Using a procedure in the seventh segment of a 22-part series on aviation, pupils determine how far a rod will bend. They determine the strength-to-mass...
Worksheet
Royal Society of Chemistry

Gimli Glider—Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's the moral of this story? Units save lives! Teach measurement conversion through storytelling in a quick math-based lesson. Young scientists learn how one country's decision to swap from imperial to metric standard units caused an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure Twice

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students measure a variety of objects using the appropriate measuring tool. In this measurement lesson plan, students explain the importance of accuracy and precision in collecting data. They discuss the difference between the two.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Marvels

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover how units of measurement help people to categorize objects. For this measurement lesson, students discuss various units of measurement, use creativity to invent new possible units of measure, and learn the history of...
Interactive
Curated OER

My Test Book: Measurement

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this online interactive math skills instructional activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding metric and customary measurement. Students may view the correct answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Measure

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice measuring different objects. They discover the concepts of ratio and proportion and practice converting numbers into the correct unit. They read stories as well to help them with the concepts.
Lesson Plan
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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ordering Measurements

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ordering measurements worksheet, students rewrite 6 statistics in each of 3 tables with the largest measurement first.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rolling with Links

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore geometry by completing a worksheet in class. In this non-standard measurement unit lesson, 1st graders discuss different techniques for measuring items without the use of a ruler. Students read several short stories...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Special Relationship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the relationships of the lengths of the sides of right triangles and right triangles using a series of drawings on dot paper. They investigate and solve problems of standard (customary and metric units) and non-standard...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Are You My Little Peanut?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the mass and length of peanuts by pretending to parent a peanut. In this mode, median and range lesson students graph their measurements and then use them to find the mode, median and range. Students discuss peanut...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regular Coke vs. Diet Coke: Which is Denser?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners define the terms "mass," "volume," and "density." The relationship between these three terms is established. They observe the differences between Regular and Diet Coke. They develop an hypotheses about why a can of Regular Coke...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Big Is That Star?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Aspiring astronomers study stars. They compare stars and explain the relationship between radius, mass, and diameter. By creating a star simulation, they discover how a binary star system's orbit can cause changes in the observed...
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Middle School Mathematics Vocabulary Word Wall Cards

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Having a good working knowledge of math vocabulary is so important for learners as they progress through different levels of mathematical learning. Here is 125 pages worth of wonderfully constructed vocabulary and concept review cards....
Printables
Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics Vocabulary Cards – Grade 4

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An excellent way to reinforce math vocabulary in your classroom! Seventy-eight posters focus on number and number sense, computation and estimation, measurement, geometry, probability and statistics, and patterns, functions, and algebra.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Measurement Conversion

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, students convert 10 metric units of measurement to standard or English units for liquids, mass, and length. This worksheet is printable and no answers are available.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Weight And Mass Conversions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this conversions worksheet, students complete 8 problems where they convert amounts of weight and mass including pounds, tons, ounces, milligrams, and more.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Post Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Learners utilize a balance scale. In this applied science instructional activity, students compare the weights of two objects using an elementary balance scale. Learners balance the scale with weights to find how heavy an object is.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All About Me: Measuring Height and Weight

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars take personal fitness inventories. In this personal health lesson plan, students take measurements of their heights and weights. Young scholars record the data, calculate their BMI, and then chart their physical...
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CPO Science

Physics Skill and Practice Worksheets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson-Mass and Weight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student identify the three stationary positions, on the Earth, on the Moon, and in a house floating atop the cloud layers of Jupiter. They also identify the three orbiting positions, orbiting the Earth, orbiting the Moon, and orbiting...