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Ramp Builder
Students plan and build a ramp designed for maximum distance a car can travel. In this physics and data collection math lesson, students work in groups to design a ramp using various household materials. Students test small cars on their...
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Using Kilometers
In this measuring in kilometers worksheet, learners choose 6 distances and measure each one in kilometers and choose 6 objects to measure in millimeters.
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Problems with Miles
In this distances worksheet, students use the drawing at the top of the page, which contains cities and distances in miles, to answer the 5 questions. The answers are on the second page.
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Measuring in Kilometres
In this measuring distances worksheet, students learn about the relationship between kilometres and metres. Note: the spelling of kilometre and metre is in the British format. They then answer 8 questions pertaining to measuring with...
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Mapquest
Find website allows you to get step-by-step walking or driving directions to your destination and to avoid traffic with optimized routes. It will also give you information about hotels, food, gas, shopping, etc. along the route or nearby.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Madagascar: Leaping Lemurs
In this instructional activity, learners use the activity of measuring their jumping distances to develop measurement and graphing skills. Although this activity is meant to be completed in conjunction with watching the PBS program,...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Measuring Distances Triangulation
Lesson plan which details how to have students determine the distance to an object by sighting it from two different locations and knowing the distance between these locations. As an advanced alternative, trigonometry can be used to...