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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Volume of Pyramids

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore identification of angles by vertex and ray by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Determining Densities

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students will use two different methods to determine the densities of a variety of materials and objects. The first method involves direct measurement of the volumes of objects that have simple geometric shapes, while the second uses the...
Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Maths: 3 D Objects

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the volume and surface area of 3-D figures. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides...
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Other

Federal Highway Administration: Si (Modern Metric) Conversion Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very complete chart of conversion factors for English to SI (metric) unit measurements and SI (metric) to English unit measurements. Includes length, area, volume, mass, temperature, illumination, and force & mass (stress).
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Matter

For Students 4th - 8th
Discover atoms and molecules which make up matter, motion of atoms and how to measure the mass, volume and density of matter.
Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Complete Blood Count (Cbc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD provides an extremely detailed description of a complete blood count, how it is taken, what it measures, and what the results tell you. Links to important terms within the text and a chart that shows average amounts...
Article
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Math on the Farm

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article discusses the Mathematics skills that are essential for a crop farmer, particularly measurement, e.g., time, money, volume, area. The article contains a variety of problems based on real life situations.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Heart Rate and Exercise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity students will measure their heart rates after a variety of physical activities and compare the results with their resting heart rates, and with the heart rates of other students in their groups.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Solving Word Questions

For Students 6th - 8th
A tutorial that explains how to solve word problems. It points out key words that signal operations or what is being measured, and wording that is confusing and needs to be simplified. Presents lots of examples, both simple and complex,...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert Units (Us Customary)

For Students 4th - 6th
Convert between US customary measures of distance, volume, and mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Box It Up

For Teachers 5th
This lesson plan engages students in reading comprehension and measurement activities related to Rod Clements's book, Counting on Frank. Students will write a summary about what the character found to measure. Students will then find...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: M&m Geometry

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Geometry is the study of how to use math to describe and investigate different points, lines and shapes. The way that a shape is described in geometry is with a formula, which is simply a mathematical way to calculate different...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: Middle School Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson offers an interesting, hands-on experience for middle school students studying cylinders. Students will create cylinders, and measure and compare their volumes.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Density of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the concept that density is a characteristic property of water by measuring the volume and mass of water and calculating its density.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Density Column Lab Part 1

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this first part of a two-part lab activity, students use triple balance beams and graduated cylinders to take measurements and calculate the densities of several common, irregularly shaped objects with the purpose to resolve confusion...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Matter's Physical Properties: Interactive Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, learn what the "physical properties" of matter are and how can they be measured and observed.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Porosity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Experiment to find out which size of gravel has the most porosity by measuring volume.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Practice Test: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource allows users to test their geometry knowledge.
Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

International System of Units: Si Base Units

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the definitive source for information on SI base units, derived units, squares, cubes, luminosity, field strength and flux density.
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page brings you to a table of contents of three-dimensional figures. Selecting a figure will bring you to a page defining and illustrating the figure with applicable formulas listed.
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PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Appetite for Fractions Activity Plan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this week's Afterschool Adventure, Appetite for Fractions, children will explore fractions as they help create, divvy up, and serve a variety of real and virtual snacks.
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Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.
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Yale University

Yale University: General Chemistry Lab Techniques: Volumetric Pipets

For Students 9th - 10th
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.

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