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Introductory Module
Third graders examine the non-standard method of measurement and compare it to the metric system of measurement. In this introductory module lesson, 3rd graders discover the scientific observation. Students also develop communication...
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Sliding Along
Third graders explore the concept of linear measurements and how they work. Coins are used to reinforce the process.
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By the Pound, Gram Liter or Gallon
Students participate in experiments at five stations to practice measurement. In this measuring activity, students are presented different produce and objects and must measure with an appropriate tool. Students use metric and customary...
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Comparing Measurements
Students use a ruler or meter stick to practice their metric unit and estimation skills by measuring everyday objects. First, students estimate the measurements of five distances as larger or smaller than a meter. Students then measure...
California Academy of Science
How Big is Big?
In a math or life science class, "mini-me" models are created with cardstock to reflect a 1:10 scale of students' bodies. Learners measure each others' heights with meter sticks, and then reduce the size by 10. After this exercise, they...
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Solar Kit Lesson #15 - Solar-Powered Electrolysis of Water and the Hydrogen Economy
An outstanding lesson awaits your physics fledglings! After reading about how hydrogen can act as an energy carrier, they examine the electrolysis of water using solar power. They test the gases produced for flammability and will...
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Are You My Little Peanut?
Fourth graders explore the mass and length of peanuts by pretending to parent a peanut. In this mode, median and range lesson students graph their measurements and then use them to find the mode, median and range. Students discuss peanut...
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Learning to Use the Words Inches, Feet, and Yards
Students use a variety of measuring devices including a ruler, yardstick, and tape measure to accurately measure objects in inches, feet, and yards. They report on these measurements, both orally and in writing.
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Smile Metric Style
Learners practice working with the metric system by measuring and recording the lengths of their smiles.
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Smile Metric Style
Students explore how to use a metric ruler to measure length, accurately read and record measurements taken in centimeters (cm) and millimeters (mm), and collect and analyze data using a stem and leaf.
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Line Segments and Dimensions
Fifth graders explore measurement. In this measurement lesson, 5th graders review fractions, simplifying and using rulers to practice measuring by inches and centimeters. Students are shown how to measure and given a...
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The Mole as a Large Number or an Exercise in Dimensional Analysis
Students complete an activity and make "provable estimates." In this dimensional analysis lesson students use dimensional analysis and complete an activity.
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My Metric System Smile
In this measurement worksheet, students measure their smile and the smiles of people in their group using centimeters and millimeters. Students combine their data with their classmates' data to analyze and write a brief conclusion.
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Estimating and Measuring Length in Metric Units
In this metric measurement worksheet, students estimate lengths of items in centimeters, then use rulers to check estimates.
Exploratorium
Tired Weight
Take your class out to visit your automobile and use the tires to compute the weight of the vehicle. This is done by measuring the surface of the tire meeting the ground and the air pressure. This is a fun lesson in the relationship...
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Sliding Along
Third graders use a ruler that has a bag tie slider attached to it to measure a number of items. While measuring, they complete a "Sliding Along" worksheet and a "Sliding Synthesis Journal." In the journal entry, they include what they...
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Classroom Olympics
Here is a an awesome, 17-page lesson plan on a simulated Olympic Games for your young athletes. After learning about the history of the Olympics, the whole class takes part in events such as The Cotton Ball Shot Put, The Paper Plate...
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A New Phase In Town
Middle schoolers explore heat energy and how it is used to change the phase of matter, and discover that temperature does not increase or decrease until the phase change is complete. This extremely well-written plan is packed with great...
NOAA
What's New?
Biodiversity in some areas is more diverse than one might think. Using a two-day lesson, pupils consider the biodiversity of the Hudson Canyon and the characteristics of one organism. They begin with an analysis of the common earthworm...
Exploratorium
Tired Weight
You don't need a scale to determine weight. This activity provides a way to use the concepts of air pressure and surface area to determine the weight of a vehicle by calculating the amount of weight each tire supports.
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How Toxic Is It?
Students participate in an activity in which they investigate the scientific method and seed germination as well as practice graphing and metric measuring skills. Students examine toxicity by exposing Wisconsin Fast Plants seeds to toxic...
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What is a Nanometer?
Exactly how small is a nanometer? Scholars investigate the scale of a nanometer by measuring classroom objects and converting these measurements to nanometers.
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THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT SPACE
Ninth graders set up a scale model of the solar system using the same scale for distance and diameter. They calculate scale distances and sizes for modeling the solar system and relate actual distances to difficulties in discovering and...
Adrian College
The Universe
Young scientists create a simulation of Hubble's law. Introducing the Big Bang Theory using balloons and a simple lab instructional activity, scholars complete a data table and perform analysis.