Understand the measurement process and the need for standard units.

A lesson plan for students to practice measurements with different sized items using both standard and nonstandard units.

Details on the different systems of measurement with fun facts and an activity.

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.

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.

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.

Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes to make comparisons in...

Before entering first grade, young children need to have a basic understanding of measurement. They do not need to be able to use standard units of measurement, but they must be able to use the basic attributes of length.

A activity to cover the standards about line segments. In this activity, 2nd graders will measure and record the length of a line segment. Students will also compare lengths of a line but adding and subtracting line segments.

Standard HSN-Q.A.3 states: "Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities." This page explains what this standard means. Click on 'Sample Assignments' for some quick drills.

In this lesson plan site, pupils will compare SI unit (metric) measurements of common household items and their English equivalents.