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How Big Is Your Head?
Students explore measurement by measuring classmates' heads. They record their measurements and they put the measurements in order from smallest to largest. Students figure the mean, median, mode, maximum, minimum, and range of their...
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Measuring Inches and Centimeters
In this math instructional activity, students learn to measure common classroom objects or body parts using a standard inches ruler and a centimeter ruler. Students measure 21 objects in both ways.
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Rule of Quarters
Students memorize four key decimal values for quick and accurate conversion. They convert decimal foot measurements to inches and fractions using math tables, computation or memorization. They memorize decimal foot conversions.
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Inching Worms
Third graders have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun lesson!
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Measuring Body Parts
Young scholars engage in a lesson to measure body parts. They use the measuring tape to record the data of body measurements. Students must choose the appropriate unit of measurement and compare the data for the different parts of the...
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Measurement Mania
First graders measure 10 different objects found in the classroom, including their own hands and feet, then record their findings. This is a fun lesson for students to experience measurement using a ruler and unifix cubes.
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Extension: Measuring Madness
In this word problem measuring worksheet, students complete a set of 6 word problems. Answers and a reference web site for additional activities are included.
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Measure Me!
Third graders use nonstandard concrete methods to estimate and record measurements of their body.
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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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Measuring Units and Tools reteach 18.7
In this identifying used to measure worksheet, students review standard and metric units of measure, circle the picture of the unit used to measure and the picture of the correct tool required. Students circle four answers.
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Patterns in Tables
In this patterns in tables practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to write functions.
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Measurement
Second graders practice measuring the lengths of objects. In this measurement lesson plan, 2nd graders use paper clips to measure objects in the classroom. Students use larger paper clips first and record their answers, then use the...
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Numbers
The written form for 345 is three-hundred forty-five, where as the word form for 70% is seventy percent. Here, young mathematicians read 10 sentences and write the word form of each number in the sentences.
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Customary Units Of Length 1
In this customary units of length worksheet, students draw five lines with different lengths, measure five lines to the nearest half inch and estimate the length of five widths.
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Can You Relate?
In this measurement conversion worksheet, students complete ten multiple choice measurement conversion problems.
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Can You Relate?
In this measurement conversion post test worksheet, learners must complete the ten multiple choice questions by using conversion formulas. Students convert various measurements such as miles, feet, days and years.
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How Hot Is Hot In Namib?
Students research and demonstrate the temperatures of the Namibian Desert. They watch and discuss a video, conduct an experiment to demonstrate the desert temperatures, record their results in the form of a graph, and compare/contrast...
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How Tall, How Short, How Faraway
Second graders determine the correct unit of measure to use for different situations. In this measuring lesson, 2nd graders are introduced to different unit of measure. Students study the origin of measurement and practice measuring....
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Henry's Freedom Box
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. In this measuring activity, 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...
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Metric Magic
In this measurement worksheet, 2nd graders calculate four metric conversions, including inches to centimeters and ounces to millimeters.
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Math Cross--Puzzle #12
In this measurement, money and time worksheet, students fill in a crossword puzzle as they solve twenty-eight math problems involving inches/ounces, bills/coins through addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.
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Length
Third graders examine and explore a variety of ways to measure length. They discuss how to measure large objects using the end-to-end method, and in small groups measure the length of the room using the end-to-end method with a...
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Conserving Fuel
In this conserving fuel worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 4 different word problems that include measurement and total cost of products. First, the determine the gas station described that has the lowest price of gasoline. Then,...
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Finding the Sum of the Exterior and Interior Angles of a Polygon
Young scholars find the sum of the angles of a polygon and construct a polygon given the number of sides. For this polygon lesson plan, students draw large polygons on the floor of the room. They measure the length of each side and the...