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Trundle Wheel
Sixth graders explore the uses of a trundle wheel. In this units of measurement lesson, 6th graders use trundle wheels to measure distances.
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Forest Measurements
Students analyze timber and use measuring techniques to figure board feet. In this investigative lesson students learn why accurate measurements are important and how to convert standing timber to board feet.
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Metric Meals
Sixth graders investigate metric measurements. In this metric measurement lesson, 6th graders explore mass, capacity, and length. Students examine graduated cylinders and balance scales to obtain measurements. Resources are provided.
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Making Ice Cream
Students explore the concept of making ice cream. In this ice cream lesson, students convert an ice cream recipe from metric units to English units. Students then make ice cream from the recipe they converted.
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Metric Olympics
Students participate in a Metric Olympics event and use metric measurements to measure actual performances in their events. They throw a plastic straw for a javelin event, participate in a long jump and high jump event, and a variety of...
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A Penny for Your Height
Students investigate measurement. In this fifth/sixth grade mathematics lesson, students explore the relationship between inches and centimeters. Students measure their height in inches or centimeters and convert the measurement.
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Metric Mania
In this metric system worksheet, students convert from English units of measurements to metric units of measurements for length. They also convert length within the metric system.
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WS 1.9-Review Calculations
In this calculations instructional activity, students find significant figures in numbers, they determine densities of substances and objects, they convert from one metric unit to another and they determine the appropriate unit of...
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If you are asked to convert a distance from hectometers to centimeters, how would you go about it?
Fourth graders convert measurements in the metric system. In this metric activity, 4th graders convert units up to kilometers and down to millimeters. They answer word problems with conversions.
Mathematics Vision Project
Circles: A Geometric Perspective
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
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TE Activity: Bubbling Plants
Students study a way to quantify the process of photosynthesis during a given time using the Elodea plant. They design a hypothesis that they test in the hands on activity. They compare the amounts of photosynthesis that occur during low...
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Metric and Customary Units of Length 2
In this math worksheet, students practice the skill of converting measurements. The answers are found through using the right conversion formula.
Gears Educational System
Battery Basics
In a series of activities, high schoolers research and compare batteries of different chemistries (such as nickel-cadmium), measure current and voltage, and use multimeters and math to compute their capacities. In the end, they try to...
NASA
Food For Thought
Science can be quite tasty. A delectable unit from NASA shows learners why it's important to consider food, nutrition, and health in space. Four lessons explore the idea in great depth, including testing cookie recipes. Along the way,...
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Batter Up! Math Stations
Math stations that review important concepts with the real-world example of baseball.
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Nuts! Calculating Thermal Efficiency
Oh nuts! Do macadamias or almonds produce more thermal energy? Energy enthusiasts find out with this experiment. The objective is to demonstrate to your class how the chemical energy contained in foods can be converted into useable...
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Measurement Scavenger Hunt
In this measurement scavenger hunt worksheet, students use an inch ruler and yardstick to locate items that fit a measurement description, completing a chart listing the object and a unit conversion for each.
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Weights and Measures Practice
In this weights and measures worksheet, learners multiply ingredients given for a recipe, then convert them to new units, convert animal weights in customary units and into metric units.
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Power Systems & Efficiency
Are you looking for a reading resource about the efficiency of power systems? Here is one that introduces the output/input ratio, measurement of energy by joules or calories, and efficiency ratings. For STEM classes that are learning...
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Measurement Conversions
In this measurement worksheet, students convert from one measurement to another. Students complete 20 problems dealing with cm, m, km, and mm.
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Convert a Larger Metric Unit to a Smaller One
For this metric conversion worksheet, students convert a set of 12 given metric measurements to smaller measurements. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Converting American Units of Length
In this math worksheet, students convert American standard units of length measurement in 30 problems. Included are conversions to inches, feet, yards and miles. There are no hints or examples on the page.
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Converting Metric Systems of Measurement
In this math worksheets, students practice converting the metric measurements into different units. They must choose the operations of multiplication and division to convert.
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Metric Measures of Length, Mass, and Capacity Reteaching Worksheet
In this metric measurement reteaching instructional activity, 4th graders review measures of length, mass, and capacity in a box at the top of the page. They use the information about and the abbreviations for each measure as they...