Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Hop on Pop and Non Standard Measurement
This lesson is a hands-on, cross-curricular lesson for exploring non-standard measurement. It utilizes children's literature, manipulatives, opportunities for writing, and small group collaborative learning. Students will meaningfully...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Measuring Mania
Read about how Max and Ruthie measured some fun objects in their gym. Use this method to measure things in your classroom. A helpful teacher's guide and extra challenges will make this a fun lesson on measuring with nonstandard units.
Starfall
Starfall: Measurement
This interactive focuses on measuring objects using coins as units of measurement. They measure tools, trains, mice, and shoes.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Taking Metric Measurements
Learn to measure objects using the metric system. Take quiz to assess learning.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Lesson Plan Non Standard Measuring
This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.
PBS
Nova Online: How Many Pearls? A Weight & Volume Game
This interactive game has students apply skills in estimation, measurement, and basic addition using pearls. Students are asked to estimate the number of pearls in a treasure chest by making predictions and using number sense. The skills...
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Nist: Physics Measurement Laboratory: Marie Curie and the Nbs Radium Standards
Use this site to learn about Marie Curie and her work with radioactivity which earned her worldwide recognition and two Nobel Prizes. This gallery is organized into a "timeline" of significant events, from 1913 to the present, in which...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Units of Measurement
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will learn how to use standard scientific units of measurement (SI units) in biology.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Measurement: Reviewing Precision vs. Accuracy
This is a review lesson on the concept of precision vs. accuracy in the context of scientific measurement, intended to be used near the beginning of a Physics course. Students practice measuring and reading scales accurately and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Measuring Marvelously Standard Ruler
This lesson is used to instruct students in the use of a standard "English" ruler for determining measurements. The students will read a standard ruler accurately to the nearest 1/16 of an inch. The student will measure different items...
Google
Google for Education: Application and Modeling of Standard Deviation
Students examine graphs of data using each of the measures of central tendency to determine when to use each in order to get a true overview of the data.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mad About Measuring
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has good beginning activities for introducing measuring with an inch ruler.
Other
Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]
In this engaging lesson, 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. Adaptations are...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Introduction to Us Standard Units
Students learn how to measure things using US Standard Units. Liquids, mass, length, and temperature are explored. Practice problems are included.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Us Standard Lengths
Students learn how to measure length using US Standard Units. Practice problems are included.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Us Standard Volume
Students learn how to measure volume using US Standard Units. A definitions, examples, and practice problems are included.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Us Standard Area
Students learn how to measure area using US Standard Units. A definitions, examples, and practice problems are included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Measures of Spread/dispersion Grades 11 12
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to the some of the measures of spread commonly used, such as range, standard deviation and variance.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Introduction to Units & Standards: Lesson 4
This lesson should help a learner understand why we use units and how they are governed by standards. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Introduction to Units & Standards."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Introduction to Units & Standards: Lesson 1
This lesson should help a learner understand why we use units and how they are governed by standards. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Introduction to Units & Standards."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Measurement
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will explore different instruments used for measuring length, time, temperature and weight. Non standard units of measurement (unifix cubes) are also included. Activotes are...