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Metric Olympics
Students participate in a Metric Olympics event and use metric measurements to measure actual performances in their events. They throw a plastic straw for a javelin event, participate in a long jump and high jump event, and a variety of...
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Classroom Olympics
Here is a an awesome, 17-page lesson plan on a simulated Olympic Games for your young athletes. After learning about the history of the Olympics, the whole class takes part in events such as The Cotton Ball Shot Put, The Paper Plate...
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Metric Olympic Games
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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Mini-Metric Olympics
Students participate in a Mini-Olympics with measurements. In this measurement activity, students throw items and predict how far they will go. They measure the actual distance and find the difference between that and their estimate.
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Classroom Olympics
As the Summer Olympics are approaching, incorporate Olympic-type games into the classroom. From straw javelin to cotton ball shot put, these games are sure to keep leaners engaged. The best part is that there is math involved! Pupils...
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Mini-Metric Olympics
Eighth graders participate in the mini-metric Olympics. In this measurement lesson, 8th graders solve real-world problems that require them to calculate length, area, and volume in metric units.
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How to Host a Metric Field Day
Celebrate National Metric Week with a fun-filled field day where learners actively apply the metric system.
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Olympic Metrics
Students study metric measurements related to Winter Olympic events are converted to their U.S. equivalents. (Younger students use an online metric converter; older students use a formula to calculate the measurements.) Work sheets are...
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Math Skills: Conversions
In this conversions worksheet, students use metric unit conversions to solve fifteen word problems that involve converting from one unit to another.
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Olympic Metrics #1
In this metric worksheet, 6th graders use metric conversions used in Olympic sports. Students complete 10 conversion problems using miles, yards, and feet.
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Olympic Metrics
In this Olympic metrics worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 10 different types of problems. First, they use a conversion formula to change each metric distance provided to its U.S. equivalent. Then, students find the formulas in a...
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Metric Measurement Lessons
Teaching students about the metric system can be a hands on experience combining games, activities, and projects.
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Newton's Laws and Winter Sports
Learners investigate past winter Olympic games utilizing any skiing or snowboarding event to take Newton's Challenge. Helpful Web resources are provided and students enjoy learning science laws along with researching Olympic events.
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Koala Lou Measurement
In this centimeter measurement activity, students measure the jumps of five Australian animals in the Bush Olympics. Students record the lengths in centimeters and declare a winner.
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Olympics
Learners rotate through a variety of Olympic activities and record their results. Teams rotate through stations and practice units of measurement.
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Linear Motion
Students are able to build an understanding of linear motion. They are able to define and calculate the speed and acceleration of various objects. Students are able to differentiate betweeen instantaneous speed and average speed. They...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Metric Olympic Games (Intermediate)
This activity can be used to introduce the metric system to students.