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Better Lesson: Measuring With Student Steps
Bill Murray called it "Baby Stepping" but today we will be student stepping. The students will measure 8 different lines using their own feet!
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Better Lesson: Assessing Measurement Techniques
Today you will get an opportunity to conduct an assessment interview that will look at how well your students are measuring with inch tiles.
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Better Lesson: Jumping Into Math, Measurement, & Data Day 1
Third graders apply measurement, graphing, and data skills to the real world context of physical education with standing jumps.
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Better Lesson: Measuring With Quarter Inches
Third graders build measuring skills using quarter inch measurements.
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Better Lesson: Design a Space Using Area Models Day 1 and Day 2
Third graders use area models to find the total area of a store, home, or other real world space.
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Better Lesson: Build a Bird Nest Box Day 2
Analyzing the work of others to determine if it meets the criteria for building a nest box.
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Better Lesson: My Unique Perimeter Performance Task
I can create things that have their own unique perimeter.
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Better Lesson: Broken Ruler Measurements
Using a broken ruler requires students to turn to addition and subtraction skills in order to determine measurements.
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Better Lesson: How Much Paint Do We Need?
This instructional activity is a real world task that combines many skills the students have learned throughout the school year.
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Better Lesson: What Makes a Shape? Analyzing and Script Writing
Third graders will use the bat houses we built as examples of various quadrilaterals.
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Better Lesson: Graphing With M&m's
M&M's can be used to create a unique data set and can be graphed by students
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Better Lesson: Area Word Problems Days 1 & 2
Area word problems using a real world context pose new mathematical challenges for students to negotiate.
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Better Lesson: Standard and Non Standard Units of Measurement
Understand the measurement process and the need for standard units.
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office
Blossom and Snappy help Digit mail a surprise package to Robbie. They visit the post office and postal processing plant to see how it all works.
George Mason University
Area Formula Lab
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Error in Measurement
What are the common errors made when students take measurements and how can they be avoided? A good deal of vocabulary associated with measurement errors is explained. Tips are provided for the student and the teacher in hopes of...