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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 Teachers: Scientific American: The Intimate Machine: Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore the "intelligent floor," which contains sensors that can track movements, and emulate the weighing technique associated with this technology. Explore the relationship between volume and mass and the difference between accuracy...
Activity
TOPS Learning Systems

Top Science: Sneaky Algebra [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students compare the volumes of three sizes of Gerber baby food jars, in various combinations, by filling them with lentils.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Popcorn (Pdf)

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you're a popcorn lover, you might want to take this math challenge. A real-world challenge on visually estimating volume of popcorn containers. A one page activity from the NCTM Math for Families collection. Life skill applications...
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The Math League

The Math League: Metric Units and Measurement

For Students 3rd - 8th
This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.
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Other

Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A metric measurement lesson plan using grams, milliliters, and centimeters. This instructional activity offers a variety of "hands on" measurement activities using both the customary and metric systems. Additionally, this lesson plan...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Word Problems With Mass

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice arithmetic word problems with mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints, watch a tutorial video, and try questions repeatedly. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimating Mass

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice estimating mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get step-by-step hints and try questions repeatedly. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and...
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging instructional activity, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Visually Comparing Capacity and Volume Three Containers

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to visually compare the capacity of three different containers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Visually Comparing Capacity and Volume

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students practice visually comparing capacity using metric units.
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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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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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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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Science Struck

Science Struck: Metric System Chart for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource explains the structure of the metric system of measurement; the basic units of measurement for length, volume, and mass; and provides charts for each type of measurement. A chart of customary US units is also given.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert to Smaller Units (M L and L)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice converting a metric measure of volume to a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert to Smaller Units (C, Pt, Qt, & Gal)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice converting a US customary measure of volume to a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Metric System Basics

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Assess height, weight, and volume using metric measurements. This interactive exercise touches on place value and focuses on the prefixes associated with metric measurement.
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Teachers TryScience

Teachers Try Science: Lung Capacity

For Students 3rd - 8th
This hands-on experiment shows you how to make your spirometer, a device you can use to measure how much air your lungs can hold.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sci Girls: Heart to Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this activity, learners compare ways to measure their heart rates. They will build their own stethoscopes and learn how exercise affects heart rate.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Collaborative Projects: Down the Drain: How Much Water Do You Use?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
How much water do you use everyday? Find out in this engaging investigation, where you compare your water usage with your classmates and other people around the world. An exploration filled with lots of math and science that students are...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weight vs. Capacity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity will introduce students to measuring weight, mass, volume, and capacity using metric and cutomary units. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us Customary Conversion Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice US customary length, volume, and mass problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Amount of Overflow Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on how to find the amount of overflow in a capacity problem.

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