CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiple Object Length Comparison
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video calculates length of different objects and then compares the various lengths. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiple Object Lengths
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use a ruler and count the length of different objects. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student comprehension...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Centimeters and Inches
How do we understand the difference between inches and centimeters? Why does measuring a given object in centimeters always give a bigger number than measuring the same object in inches? This lesson plan includes detailed plans,...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Measurement Inches
This lesson plan for primary students gives students hands-on practice in using a ruler and understanding customary measurements, length and width in inches. Students also create simple one and two digit addition problems related to the...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Big Trees
What tree is big enough for a car to drive through? Figure it out with this NCTM math challenge on measurement. Find out why understanding measurement is important in everyday life. A one page activity from the NCTM Math Challenges for...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Let's Measure
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use this flip chart to measure to the nearest eighth of an inch. The ruler has been enlarged to focus on the half, fourth, eighth, and sixteenth increments.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mad About Measuring
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has good beginning activities for introducing measuring with an inch ruler.
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: Online Metric Converter
Practice converting English units of measurement to metric units using this tool.
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Measure It! (Measuring Lengths Game)
Practice using metric rulers and rulers with inches. Includes helpful feedback when questions are answered incorrectly.