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Marine Ramp
Boat ramps move with waves and changes in water level. Scholars decide on the proper length for a ramp so the angle connecting both sides is appropriate. They visualize the situation and use a simulation to view the results with their...
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Marking Starting Locations for the 400-Meter Dash Track and Field Event
No fair! I had to run more than they did! Young mathematicians first measure various lengths on a school track. They develop strategies and show calculations to prove that all participants will run the same length using a staggered...
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What Time Is It? Part 2
Tell time to the half hour with these analog clocks! The first six problems invite first graders to write the correct times below, while the second set of problems provide the time and empty clock faces. A great way to review your time...
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Are We Golden?
Lead your class on a search for precious bones. Using a presentation, the class investigates the golden ratio in art and nature. Groups of pupils measure specific bones and find the average ratio for the class. To further cement the...
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Pi Day Fun!
In this multi-faceted introduction to pi, participants perform a bevy of pi-related activities. Ranging from measuring household items to singing pi songs and reading pi stories, this fun and non-intimidating resource serves to bring up...
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Bank Shot
Young geometers become pool sharks in this analysis of the angles and lengths of a trick shot. By using angles of incidence and reflection to develop similar triangles, learners plan the exact placement of balls to make the shot....
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Similar Shapes
Similar shapes are all about the scale. Given seven problems, pupils use scale factors to determine measurements within similar shapes. While solving the problem, scholars also determine whether two figures are similar and use area and...
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Discover Radians!
No need for radians to be mysterious. Scholars use a cardboard cut-out of a unit circle and measure the radius and circumference using a piece of string. They consider the number of radii needed to cover the entire circumference and use...
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Choose a Graph to Display Data
In this math graphs worksheet, students write line plot, tally chart, pictograph, or bar graph to tell the best kind of graph to use to answer the six questions.
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Kites
Students practice estimating and comparing measurements using yards, feet, and inches. They make comparisons about kites and a variety of measurements. Afterwards, they complete an activity sheet and draw a bird kite with long wings and...
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All About Measuring with the Metric System
Students discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. In this measurements lesson, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular English system....
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English Measurement System
Young scholars determine how to convert measurement. In this English Measurement instructional activity, students discover interesting facts about the history of measurement. Young scholars study formulas and practice using them.
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Henry's Freedom Box
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. For this measuring lesson, 3rd graders read the book Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the main idea. In the story a slave ships himself to freedom and the students measure and...
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Mass: Applying and Interpreting
Students rotate through six studying stations solving problems that involve applying and interpreting aspects of mass. They solve various word problems, and measure the contents of cans and calculate the mass of two cans.
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Pan Balance: Shapes
Students explore the concept of equivalence as it relates to comparing concrete objects to determine greater or lesser attributes such as length and weight. In this pan balance-shapes instructional activity, students make estimations...
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Length of a Curve
For this curved lines worksheet, students measure the length and answer questions about curved lines. Students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Measurement and Estimation
Third graders create a table in order to record estimations and measurements of objects. In this estimation and measurement lesson plan, 3rd graders estimate and measure object's lengths, area, weight, and capacity.
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Error in Measurement
In this measurement worksheet, students use a measuring tape to measure suggested items located in the classroom, such a table or desk. Students measure to the nearest 1/16th of an inch. They calculate the surface area of each item. ...
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Metric Units of Length
Fourth graders have to know which metric unit to use in order to measure things properly. In this activity on metric units, 4th graders identify when to measure in centimeters, decimeters, meters and kilometers. This activity provides a...
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Metric Units of Length: Practice
In this metric units of length activity, students measure line segments to the nearest decimeter, centimeter and millimeter, then complete comparisons. Houghton Mifflin text referenced.
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Radians, Arc Length, and the Area of a Sector
In this college level geometry worksheet, students convert between degrees and radians. Students determine arc length and solve problems involving the area of a sector. The four page worksheet contains seventy-four problems. Answers...
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Order Length
In this length worksheet, students number the objects in order from longest to shortest. Students compare the objects using the longest side of each object. Students write 1 next to the longest length and 3 next to the shortest for the 9...
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Best Unit of Length
In this determining the best unit of length worksheet, students answer 7 multiple choice questions in which they choose the best unit of measure that would be used for each item. They choose between inches or feet in each example.
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Measure the Length – Complex
In this measurement worksheet, students measure the length of objects on this worksheet, with the units given underneath the objects. Students complete 14 problems.