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Proportionality: The X-Plane Generation
Pupils meet NASA researchers who describe the relationship between force, energy and motion. They discuss how NASA's experimental X-plane is being tested to make space travel more reliable and show how proportionality and ratios are used...
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Units and Measurement
Learners discuss the word weight, how much they weigh and the conccept of heavy and light. They hear the story of measurement and the metric system. They work in groups and measure and record items found in the classroom and use a...
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Production Work Sample
Eleventh graders practice reading a basic blueprint for a closet. Using the blueprint, they identify the parts, measure and cut the wood and square a wall. They review safety procedures and use hand tools to attach a track to a cement...
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Ice Cream Lesson Plan for Kindergarten
Students explore how ice cream is made in a factory and at home. They help make ice cream in the classroom. They measure out the ingredients. Students share the ice cream when it is done.
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Hunting for Measured Treasure
Students compare and contrast objects according to their length. In groups, they travel to different centers in their classroom to participate in different sorting activities. They are introduced to how to use a ruler and reading the...
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The Length of my Foot
Students review the concept of measuring length. In groups, they travel to various centers throughout the classroom. They experiment with using different objects to measure the length of items given to them by their teacher. They are...
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Metric Measuring
Students design their dream gardens and work together to build a class model. They use software to create a virtual model. They only use metric measurements.
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Garden in an Egg Carton
Students investigate the growth of seedlings planted in egg cartons in the classroom. Measurements are taken as the plants grow and charts created to organize the data.
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A Statistical Study by Adolescent Students on Relevant Issues
Students use statistics to study attributes of a local center for pregnant teenagers. They apply mean, median, mode and a correlation study between two variables.
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Linear Regression (and Best Fit)
Pupils explore notions of relationships between two variables. They use discussion, games, worksheets, spreadsheets to consider relationships such as: height vs. shoe size, cricket chirping vs. temperature.
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Length, Weight and Measures
Students complete measurement activities. In this measurement lesson plan, students watch online clips about measurements. Students view items and discuss taking measurements of them. Students discuss what units of measurement and...
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Tile My Bathroom Floor
Seventh graders create a bathroom floor plan using measurement math. In this measurement lesson plan, 7th graders use measurement, proportionality, estimation, and area to design a floor plan. Students design floor tiles using centimeter...
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Measurement Practice
In this measurement worksheet, students match correct units of measurement with objects, drawing lines to connect the 2, then determine whether centimeters or meters would be used for given heights and lengths. Worksheet contains links...
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Unit 19 Scale Drawing
In these scale drawing worksheets, students read the distance problems and select the answer from the choices. Students complete 9 problems.
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Length and Weight
In this measurements instructional activity, students complete the 9 sets of length and weight measurement activities to help them learn measurements.
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Order Length
In this length worksheet, students study the two objects in the 9 sets of problems and circle the object with the longest side. Students enhance their understanding of length.
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Order Length
In this length activity, students number the objects in order from shortest to longest. Students use the longest side of each to determine the order of length for the 9 problems.
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Length and Weight
For this measurements activity, students study the illustrated pictures in the 8 sets of problems. Students compare the pictures by length or weight.
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Temperature
In this temperature activity, students read the given degrees and then color the thermometers to show the temperature for the 7 problems.
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Max's Math Adventures
In these measurement worksheets, students measure objects in their classroom but don't use a ruler to measure. Students write what they measured and the length of the object. Students then measure the given objects in the classroom and...
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Measurements
In this measurements worksheet, 5th graders practice reading measurements using a thermometer, ruler, and speedometer. Students find the temperature, length, and speed.
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Use Measurement
For this measurements worksheet, students read the word problems and use the measurements within the problem to solve the six word problems.
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How Long? How High?
In this length and height instructional activity, students use the given examples for length and height to compare and determine the answers for each problem. Students circle the correct answer and then write how they can use string to...
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Round About Measurement
In this circumference measurement worksheet, learners make a plan for measuring around objects. Students estimate and then measure around a trash basket and pencil holder. Learners write if it is easier to measure around an object or a...