PBS
Pbs: Standard Measures and Conversions Within a System: Solve the Measurement Problem!
In this Cyberchase media gallery, the Cybersquad must try to follow a recipe exactly to create a mixture that will help cure their friend Slider. At first, the squad must find a way to ensure standard measures of the ingredients. When...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Curious George Stem: Measure Up Lesson Plan
A lesson plan for students to practice measurements with different sized items using both standard and nonstandard units.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Tea Statistics: Measures of the Spread of the Data
This resource explains the different measures of center, variability, etc. that are used to describe the spread of statistical data. Includes examples and practice exercises.
Missouri State University
Missouri State U.: Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Provides lengthy explanations of the measures of central tendency - mean, mode, and median - and the measures of variability - range, variance, standard deviation. Graphs of interesting examples are presented as well, skewed...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Standard and Non Standard Units of Measurement
Understand the measurement process and the need for standard units.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Use a Non Standard Unit to Measure
In this lesson students will use color tiles to measure classroom objects.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Variability in a Data Set
The purpose of this student task is to develop understanding of standard deviation. Aligns with S-ID.A.2 and S-ID.A.3.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Tall Are We?
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Light Plants and Dark Plants, Wet Plants and Dry Ones
Students plant sunflower seeds in plastic cups, and once germinated, these are exposed to different conditions of light levels and/or soil moisture contents. During exposure of the plants to these different conditions, students measure...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Students rotate from station to station completing activities involving measurement weight, length, and volume using metric measurement.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Liquid Measurement Conversion
Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking between different customary units and metric units. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters.
Other
Online Statistics Education: Measures of Variability
Learning Objectives cover the areas of the Measures of Variability. Explanations are given for: variability, range, interquartile range, variance, and standard deviation. Examples and quizzes are also provided.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Growing and Graphing
Students visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Convert Units Word Problems (Us Customary)
Solve word problems that involve converting 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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: Measure Extreme Dist
Yuan-Sen Ting shows us how trigonometric parallaxes, standard candles and more help us determine the distance of objects several billion light years away from Earth. [5:29]
Science Struck
Science Struck: Metric Measurements: Units and Conversions
Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed and provides tables of unit conversions within the metric system, within the Imperial system, and between the two systems.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Common Water Measurements
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides great definitions of seven measurements that can be taken on water. Includes pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
United Nations
Unesco: Measures of Dispersion
Explanation of the different measures of dispersion (range, interquartile range, and standard deviation) are given.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Growing Bean Plants
Growing bean plants is a common science activity at this age. This task adds some rigor to the activity, by collecting actual growth data, providing practice for students in measuring and recording length measurements. Detailed...
Other
Conversions for Weight Measurements
This site allows you to convert weight/mass measurements. For example converting tons to grams. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Tiles and Cubes and Clips, Oh My!
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.
Other
Dispersion
This site discusses the range, average deviation, variance, and standard deviation, as well as their relation to dispersion.
Other
Business Education Resource Consort: Management & Entrepreneurship Online Manual
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Accounting and Finance Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards. Included with the...
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Assessments
A discussion of why we have assessments, the types of assessments, and what they measure.
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