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Handout
Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Instruments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From anemometers to weather satellites this resource identifies several tools used in measuring or forecasting the weather.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Estimation and Precise Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will estimate various dimensions of objects located in a classroom. After estimations are completed, students will measure objects using appropriate measuring techniques for preciseness.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: What Is a Bolometer and What Is It Used For?

For Students 9th - 10th
A bolometer is an instrument used to measure radiant energy. Learn about its history, its advantages, how it works, some different types, and its important applications.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Lemon "Juice"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Juice" is a slang term sometimes used for electricity. Batteries are made up of one or more cells. Cells often consist of two different materials in a solution that are connected to each other by a wire. In this experiment, you will...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Clearing All Obstacles

For Students 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students modeling a mock food fight using projectile motion. This lesson is very technology-intensive, and a CBR2 is used to measure the velocity of an object so that it's...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Classifying Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students receive two Cabri Jr. files of quadrilaterals on a coordinate plane. They use their knowledge of quadrilaterals to give each one the most precise name. They may find the length and/or slope of the sides using the measuring tools...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Ratios in Regular Polygons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use linear measurement and calculators to investigate the ratios between corresponding parts of regular polygons.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's My Ratio?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use linear measurement and calculators to investigate proportionality and determine the constant ratio between similar figures.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Perpendicular Bisector Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This activity uses distance measures to investigate the relationship between a point in the plane and the distance to the endpoints of a segment. Students will investigate the implication these relationships have for the position of the...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Sabermetrics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduced students to lesser-known statistical analyses. The focus of this lesson is sabermetrics, a statistical procedure used to measure a baseball player's worth or the...
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Instruments of Climatology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify the tools used to measure various aspects of climatology like a barometer.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measurement and Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity students explore the use of manipulatives to conduct simple geometry and measurement activities.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Measuring Polygons an Introduction to Cabri Jr.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed as an introduction to using the Carbri Jr. application on the TI-83+/84+ calculators. Students are guided through the menu system and are shown how to draw triangles, quadrilaterals and and a pentagon. Perimeter...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weather Instruments for Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They will also use...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's the Scale?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The objective of this lesson is to have students determine the scale of a model when compared to the actual object. They will measure parts of the actual object and then compare the corresponding part of the model to determine the scale...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Making Cookies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will reduce a cafeteria recipe to suit a household recipe. They use compatible numbers to choose smaller measurements while retaining the original proportions.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Learning Measurement Conversions Through Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students learn the conversion relationship between inches and centimeters through data collection. The data collected results from measuring items using inches and centimeters as the units. They use a TI-73 to input the data into lists...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Units and Conversion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCards stack enables students to review and practice using the metric system of measurement.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Mix It Up: Mixing Liquids of Different Temperatures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students' will use temperature sensors to measure temperatures of water samples before and after mixing. They compare the mixing temperatures to a linear prediction.
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Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Bingo!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity provides students with an opportunity to use a familiar game to determine the most appropriate units for a given situation.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Tools App

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will explore the Science Tools App by using the "Significant Figures" feature and the "Vector Calculator".
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Are Your Bones Normal?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use the TI-Navigator to investigate mathematics in Forensic Science.