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PBS

Pbs: Understanding Concepts of Volume and Measurement: Bianca's Babysitting Blues

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca is babysitting infant twins. As she tries to give each twin the same amount of liquid baby formula, she discovers that all the baby bottles are different shapes. Learn how she finds two that hold the...
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Revise Wise: Measures

For Students 3rd - 8th
This teaching site has interactive exercises using different types of measurement. You will measure length, capacity, area, perimeter, time, weight, temperature, and speed.
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Measurement

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This interactive focuses on measuring objects using coins as units of measurement. They measure tools, trains, mice, and shoes.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Singing Angels: Measurement: Volume and Speed

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Students will complete interactive activities to explore measurement of length, volume, capacity, time, and averages.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Measuring: Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Activities for learning the meaning of capacity and volume.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Customary Units of Capacity Applications (Grade 3)

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module offers four videos and a set of practice questions on how to find the capacity of liquid by filling containers with liquids (English Units).
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Addition of Sequential Capacities Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on finding sequential capacities of several 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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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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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Volume

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site provides great practice on the concept of volume. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can practice their knowledge by...
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Customary Units of Measurement

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among customary units of measurement by using factors and multiples.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Hop on Pop and Non Standard Measurement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
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...
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Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Riksjas, Toek Toek: Time and Capacity

For Students K - 1st
Students will find capacity of objects and practice telling time to the half-hour while playing learning games.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Mad About Measuring

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has good beginning activities for introducing measuring with an inch ruler.
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Souper Scooper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Young scholars use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Young scholars...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Comparing Quarts and Pints by Formula

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on comparing quarts and pints.
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Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.
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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...