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Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice finding the surface area and volume of some three-dimensional prisms.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Volume

For Students 6th - 8th
Pick up some valuable pointers on how to figure out the volume of various shapes. When you finish working your way through the pages you can take an online "Test Bite" and check your understanding.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Converting Metric Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice converting volume from one metric unit to another. Use your calculator if you need to.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Length, Area, Volume, Time

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
On this interactive site students learn to estimate lengths and distances using kilometers, explain the difference between perimeter and area, and measure the volume of a 3D object by counting the cubic centimeters.
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Other

Interactive Learning Paradigms: Volume Unit Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the units of volume measurement. Page includes a conversion calculator, information about the metric system, and numerous links to other relevant material.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: All About Measurements

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
A complete tutorial that explains time, metric system, mass, length, volume, and temperature. Interactive practices and challenge games are included.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring and Comparing Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will measure a variety of different materials from the classroom to determine how much matter is found in these materials then determine the mass of these materials using the same volume for each. The data will...
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Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Units of Area and Volume

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Test your knowledge of converting between metric area and metric volume.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Physical Science: Matter, Mass, and Volume

For Students 4th - 6th
This learning module discusses the definition of matter and what mass and volume measure. Module includes pictures, videos, and review questions.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Goes Around Comes Around but Can You Measure It?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students find the area and the perimeter for several geometric shapes. They also determine the surface area and volume of spheres.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers explore surface area and volume through this lesson and worksheet activity.
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University of North Carolina

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Volume of a Sphere

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the volume of a sphere with this helpful reference tool. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Singing Angels: Measurement

For Students 4th - 5th
Students will use the interactive games to explore measurement.
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students rotate from station to station completing activities involving measurement weight, length, and volume using metric measurement.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the metric units engineers use to measure mass, distance (or length) and volume. They make estimations using these units and compare their guesses with actual values. To introduce the concepts, the teacher needs access to...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Mass, Volume, and the Mole

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students will learn the significance of using moles in converting between measurements and in understanding how much of something you have.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measuring Lava Flow

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn how volume, viscosity and slope are factors that affect the surface area that lava covers. Using clear transparency grids and liquid soap, students conduct experiments, make measurements and collect data. They also...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Estimating Measurements and Using Formulas: Volume

For Students 7th - 8th
Given application problems involving volume, the student will estimate measurements and solve the problems.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Practice: Estimate Volume (Milliliters and Liters)

For Students 3rd Standards
A practice quiz where students must choose the appropriate metric unit and amount to estimate the volume of each object. Includes hints.
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PBS

Pbs: Area and Volume in Kapa Cloth Making

For Students 6th - 8th
A Hawaiian kapa artist explains how she uses area and measurements as part of her art-making process in this video from the Center for Asian American Media. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and learn how...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Estimating Measurements/using Models and Formulas: 3 D Figures

For Students 7th - 8th
Given application problems involving 3-dimensional figures, the student will estimate measurements, including surface area and/or volume, then solve the problems.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Calculating Derived Quantities

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of derived quantity and calculation and units of derived quantities (area, volume, density).

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