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Measuring Angles & Segments

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view a PowerPoint for a warm-up lesson. They practice measuring around the classroom, measuring such things as the length and width of a desk, pencil, door, and book. Students use a website to practice measuring angles.
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Insides and Outsides

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Give small groups handfuls of unit cubes and then dare them to build as many rectangular prisms as possible using only 12 cubes. This engaging activity serves as an introduction to the volume of solid figures. In addition to volume,...
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Been Caught Stealing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
You're safe, when calculating the odds of stealing second base! Learners compare the rate of a runner to the distance the ball travels, in a lesson that explores right triangles and measurement. Full of discussion questions and fun...
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Measurement

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the relationship between metric length measurement and English length measurement units. They watch a demonstration of the use of centimeter and millimeter rulers before practicing using the Ladder technique to...
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Algebra/Geometry Measurement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate units used to measure different geometric situations. For this geometry lesson, 5th graders measure length, mass, volume and temperature using units for measurements. They estimate the measurements before...
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Measuring Marvels

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars investigate measurement. In this library lesson plan, students discuss measurement, read Millions to Measure by David Schwartz, and complete a worksheet. Extra related activities are included in the lesson plan that...
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Metric Olympic Games

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a metric Olympics. In this metric measurement lesson, students participate in 6 events that require them to predict, estimate, and measure lengths, masses, and area in metric units.
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US Metric Units -Length

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this metric unit length worksheet, students convert a set of greater units to smaller units. Answers are included on page 2.
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Math and Measurement

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students use the correct tool to measure distances. In this geometry lesson, students use an odometer and ruler correctly as they study maps. They describe how far way something is.
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Forest Measurements

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze timber and use measuring techniques to figure board feet.  In this investigative instructional activity students learn why accurate measurements are important and how to convert standing timber to board feet. 
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Measuring Height

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this measuring height learning exercise, learners cut out a measuring bar, using it to measure given lengths and recording the heights next to each colored strip measured.
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Stick Measure

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this nonstandard units of measurement worksheet, learners estimate how many pretzel sticks high a rake would be. Each learners uses one pretzel to measure an actual rake.
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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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Estimating and Measuring Length in Metric Units

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this metric measurement worksheet, students estimate lengths of items in centimeters, then use rulers to check estimates.
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Scavenger Hunt for Lengths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice measurement using real world objects. In this scavenger hunt for lengths lesson, students collaborate to measure with rulers, yardsticks, trundle wheels, and tape measures.  Students must estimate the length then...
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Geometry- Hands and Feet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify units of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students predict the length and width of their hands and feet. Students discuss their findings and if their predictions were correct.
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How Tall, How Short, How Faraway

For Teachers 2nd
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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How Can You Measure This?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work in small groups to complete a number of investigations in which they have to use measurement. They determine the fractional part of the newspaper that is used for news, sports, etc. They compare their height to their...
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Introductory Module

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the non-standard method of measurement and compare it to the metric system of measurement. For this introductory module lesson, 3rd graders discover the scientific observation. Students also develop communication...
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Measuring Lesson Plans and Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students may review measurement, and metric system conversions by measuring one another and the world around them.
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Teaching Measurement Through Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Use these lesson plans to give your students real world practice with measuring distance, mass, and volume.
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How Do Dinosaurs Measure Up?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students measure and draw to scale, a representation of a dinosaur to practice math skills.
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Metric Measures of Length, Mass, and Capacity Reteaching Worksheet

For Students 4th
In this metric measurement reteaching worksheet, 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 convert the...
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Congruence of Triangles

For Students 10th
In this congruence of triangles activity, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the congruence of various triangles. First, they determine the length of two sides of a congruent triangle. Then, students...

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