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Curated OER

The Amazing Inch and Measuring Up!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the metric and customary systems of measurement. In groups, they brainstorm a list of careers that use measurements and which tools they use. Using different types of tools, they measure different objects in the...
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Curated OER

Everyday Measurements

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice measuring items with unconventional methods.  In this measurement prediction lesson plan, 4th graders estimate the length of items a teacher brings to class and record their predictions.  Students measure the...
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Curated OER

Metric Measuring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measuring Length in Centimeters and Millimeters

For Students 2nd
In this measurement worksheet, 2nd graders measure 6 pictures of pencils using millimeters and centimeters. They draw lines using the given measures in millimeters and centimeters.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measurements

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this measurement activity, students measure the length and height of different objects given to them. Students complete 3 problems total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure classroom objects using metric and English rulers to find object which meet preset lengths given to each small group. The group draws pictures of the objects they found meeting their preset limits and present them...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Rectangle Areas

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, young scholars learn the formula for measuring the area of a rectangle by reading the information and looking at the diagram. Students find rectangular objects and measure the areas.
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Curated OER

Math Review for Grade 2 (2.3)

For Teachers 2nd
In this math review for grade 2 (2.3) worksheet, 2nd graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about measurement and geometric shapes.
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Curated OER

Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers learn about metric units and how they are used by engineers. They learn how engineers use the units to measure mass, distance, and volume. Then, they estimate measurements of units, and compare them to actual...
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Curated OER

Measurement Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th
Learners complete word problems dealing with perimeter, area, length of sides, and more. They complete 10 multiple choice word problems.
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Curated OER

Metric on the Move

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are taught that the metric system is a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter for length, the kilogram for weight, and the liter for volume. They research how to convert from imperial units of measure to the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measurement: Perimeter

For Students 10th
In this perimeter learning exercise, 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...
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

How Big Is A Humpback Whale?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore humpback whales. For this humpback whale lesson, students determine the actual size of humpback whales and use diagrams to identify the major features of the humpback whale.
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Curated OER

Measuring Temperatures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a teacher-led discussion about temperature--hot and cold. Each group of students is assigned specific materials for their lab experiment. They record temperatures measured in their journals and then plot...
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California Academy of Science

Snakes and Lizards Length and Movement

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Snakes and lizards can be very tiny or very long. Your class will get out their rulers to see just how big snakes and lizards can be. They discuss several different reptiles by reading the included animal fact cards, then each small...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Time and Metric Measurements

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this comparing times and measurements worksheet, students read times in seconds, minutes, and hours and metric measurements of mass and length to compare groups of two and write the symbols for less than, equal to, or greater than....
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Going the Distance

For Teachers 6th Standards
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on lesson plan instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

How Many Triangles?

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Something for young mathematicians to remember: the sum of any two sides must be greater than the third. Class members investigates the Triangle Inequality Theorem to find the relationship between the sides of a triangle. At the same...
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Curated OER

Spoonfuls, Cupfuls and Handfuls

For Teachers 2nd
Explore the use of non-standard units for measuring volume with elementary learners. They fill a container and count the number used using cups, spoons, and bottles, build with blocks and count the number of blocks used, and compare and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Long Are These Lengths?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this measuring activity, students use a paper clip to measure how long 10 pictures of common objects are . Students then measure them in inches.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 8th Standards
Is it a right triangle or not? Introduce scholars to the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem with a lesson that also provides a proof by contradiction of the converse. Pupils use the converse to determine whether triangles with given...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Discover a new application of the Pythagorean Theorem. Learners prove and apply the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem in the 17th lesson in a 25-part series. The examples ask learners to verify right triangles using the converse of the...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Angles, Arcs, and Segments in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Investigate relationships between angles, arcs, and segments in circles. Pupils use geometry software to discover the relationships between angles, arcs, and segments associated with circles. Class members use similar triangles to...