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Measuring to the Nearest Foot

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure and record the length of five different objects around the room. They watch as the teacher measures items using a ruler. A ruler is a foot long. Everyone listens and watches as the teacher continues to teach that a...
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Connecting With Coordinates

For Teachers K - 2nd
Play a coordinates game to encourage collaborative learning and grid use! Learners plot points on grids and play a game that challenges them to locate a specific point on a coordinate grid by using horizontal and vertical movements.
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Measurement: Measuring Hand and Feet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Here is a good lesson which invites learners to practice measurement using standard and nonstandard measuring tools. In this measurement lesson, learners work with length, width, height, and area. They use standard and nonstandard...
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Length, Perimeter, and Area

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concepts of length, perimeter, and area. In this math lesson, students use Shape Explorer to practice finding length, perimeter, and area.
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Length and Volume Exploration

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore how to measure length and volume. They compare and order objects according to their measurable attributes and measure items using non-standard units. Students put 4 pencils in order from shortest to longest after...
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MUD-A Walk

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate their tracks to determine the number of footsteps it takes to travel the entire length of their bodies. Then they determine the taller of two children and the shorter of two children with their tracks. Students also...
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Measurement: Perimeter

For Students 10th
In this perimeter worksheet, 10th graders identify and complete 9 different problems that include determining the perimeter of various figures. First, they complete the table by writing the number of sides in each figure listed on the...
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A Proportional Fish Story

For Students 4th - 5th
In this proportions worksheet, students identify and complete 8 different problems that include using proportions to build scale models of various animals. First, they use the scale to complete the chart and draw lines representing the...
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Body Balance

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Examine measurable characteristics of objects to build an understanding of the different ways you can discuss an object's size when comparing it to other objects. After whole group instruction, the class compares and organizes several...
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Are You Sleeping?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Here is a measurement lesson plan focusing on length. Learners use their feet as the unit of measurement for furniture in the classroom and at home, and sketch the pieces of furniture they measured.
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Dinosaurs and Classification

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore dinosaurs and identify them by their size. They compare the dinosaurs with objects around the school or on the playground. Students predict which dinosaurs are the largest and then measure the length of dinosaurs.
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Estimation Task

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper graders practice their estimation skills by observing different objects then making their best guess without using measuring instruments. Students are asked to estimate mass, length, volume, and area.
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Trees

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the parts of a tree, measure its circumference and the length and width of its longest branch. The data is compiled and placed into a bar graph.
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Developing an Understanding for Square Roots

For Students 8th - 12th
In this algebra worksheet, students discover properties of squares while making squares with a Geoboard. There are two charts to complete and 15 questions.
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Rectangle: Angle and Lengths

For Students 9th - 12th
In this quadrilateral worksheet, students determine the measures of angles and their side lengths of a rectangle. There are 15 questions with multiple parts.
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Deep Sea Drilling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ocean vessels that drill the ocean floor. In this ocean drilling lesson, students watch videos about drilling the ocean floor and discuss. Students get into groups, go outside and use string to mark off the...
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Area of Polygons #2

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this area of polygons worksheet, students find the area of rectangles.  They find the width when given the area.  Students graph rectangles and solve word problems involving rectangles.  This three-page worksheet...
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Perimeter of Parallelogram

For Students 7th - 9th
In this perimeter activity, students determine the perimeter of parallelograms.  This one-page activity contains 6 problems.  Answers are provided on the last page.
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Volume of Rectangular Pyramid

For Students 7th - 9th
For this volume worksheet, students determine the volume of a rectangular pyramid. They calculate the volume when given the length, width, and height. This two page worksheet contains eight multi-step problems. Answers are provided on...
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Moon Craters Lab

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore characteristics of mass. In this scientific inquiry about mass lesson, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created.  Students record their findings on a...
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Tantalizing Tangrams

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore "area."  In this tangram geometry and measurement instructional activity, students arrange tangram pieces to find the area of characters presented in a story they listen to on a website.  Website information...
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Optimizing Perimeter and Area

For Students 6th - 8th
For this perimeter and area worksheet, middle schoolers examine given perimeters and determine the dimensions that will give the maximum area.  This one-page worksheet contains four multi-step problems.
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Measurement and Estimation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore estimation and measurement. In this estimation and measurement lesson, 2nd graders use footsteps to measure distances around the classroom. Students sing songs to measure the number of beats from one area to the...
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Using Trigonometry to Find Lengths

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trigonometry worksheet, students use trigonometric ratios to find the length of a missing side. This four-page worksheet contains 18 multi-step problems. Answers are provided on the last two pages of the worksheet.