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Metric System
In this measurement worksheet, students use the list of commonly used prefixes in the metric system to write each of the given equivalences for mass measurement. Then they state the names of each of the listed units on the sheet.
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How Do Your Students Measure Up?
Students participate in a paper folding activity that has them create a ruler for measuring to the closest 1/16th of an inch.
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Party Volumes: Measurement
Second graders explore liters and milliliters. They estimate volume and accurately measure the volume. Students plan a party and measure volume using liters and milliliters as part of the planning process.
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Metrics 1 Word Search
For this measurement worksheet, learners locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to mathematics. There are ten words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Metrics 1 Word Search III
In this basic mathematics worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to measurement. There are ten words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Metric 1b Word Search
In this measurement worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to mathematics. There are ten words located in the puzzle.
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Word Search Y6: Measures
In this math word search worksheet, students locate and identify 18 measurement-related words in the word bank within the word search puzzle.
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Metrics 1 Word Search Puzzle
In this metrics worksheet, student define, study, review and discuss ten key terms associated with measurement. Students circle each key term in a word search puzzle.
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Seeing Solar Storms in STEREO-II
In this solar storms activity, students use a diagram given the location of two STEREO spacecraft satellites, a coronal mass ejection, the sun and the Earth to solve 2 problems about the coronal mass ejection. Students use segments,...
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Comparing Densities of Different Liquids
Learners experiment with a variety of liquids to calculate density. In this integrated science and math lesson, students listen to a story in which the characters must prove and explain why 5 "mystery" liquids react in a certain manner....
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Making Cookies- How many per hour?
Fifth graders measure how long it takes to make cookies. In this measuring time lesson plan, 5th graders explore how to manage time. Students decide when to start making breakfast on time, how to calculate playing time into their lunch...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Students construct and maintain a school garden. In this gardening instructional activity, students plan the construction of the garden by writing letters to local businesses asking for supplies and materials; students build the garden...
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Solar Storms: Odds, Fractions and Percentages
In this solar storms worksheet, learners read about the correlation between different astronomical events to find patters and new 'laws' of nature. Students use given statistical information about solar flares and coronal mass ejections...
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TE Activity: Heavy Helicopters
Students study the concepts of weight and drag while making paper helicopters. They measure how adding more weight to the helicopter changes the time for the helicopter to fall to the ground. They apply what they examine to the work of...
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Egg Measurement
Students explore measurement and units. They measure eggs to determine their density, mass and percent composition. An inquiry approach is used for students to ascertain the mass.
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Metric Units of Mass
In this metric measurements worksheet, learners use the table for the 'River Dolphins' and their metric masses for the calves and adults. Students use the table to solve the six problems.
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Masses and Weights
Students explore the concept of weight and mass and the importance of units. Using a balance, they determine the weight of various objects in the unit of "pebbles" and in grams.
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Density Column Lab - Part 1
Mass and density — aren't they the same thing? This activity has groups use balance beams and water displacement to measure several objects. The pupils use the measurements to calculate the density of the objects.
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Floaters and Sinkers
Whatever floats your boat. Young engineers learn about density by measuring the masses and volumes of boxes filled with different materials. Using their knowledge of densities, they hypothesize whether objects with given densities will...
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Vencent's Graphs
I like algebra, but graphing is where I draw the line! Worksheet includes three multiple-part questions on interpreting and drawing line graphs. It focuses on the abstract where neither axis has numbers written in, though both are...
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Weighing a Dinosaur
Students role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences.
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Estimating the Live Mass of Dinosaurs
Students estimate the live mass of dinosaurs. Using dinosaur and modern animal models, students use simple displacement methods to calculate the volume of the models. They calculate the masses of each model. Students compare the...
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Introduction to Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Students calculate the mean, median, mode, range, and interquartile range for a set of data. They create a box and whisker plot using paper, pencil and technology.