University of Texas at Austin
Mathematics Teks Toolkit: Measuring Real Stuff
Nonstandard units of measure are used to compare lengths and weights of real-world objects.
The Math League
The Math League: Area and Perimeter
This tutorial provides a brief introduction about what area is, then gives the formulas for area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, triangle, and circle. Examples of each formula are provided.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Working With Distance (Length)
A seven-question quiz in which you'll answer questions about distance. You'll need to know how to find distance between points on a coordinate plane.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Length Comparisons Using Data Tables
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use a data table to answer questions comparing length.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding and Subtracting Lengths to Determine the Longest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This resource begins with a video demonstrating using addition and subtraction in a word problem to determine the longest length of the objects being compared in the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding and Subtracting Lengths in Two Steps
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This resource is a video that demonstrates using two different steps with addition or subtraction to solve a word problem. Practice word problems follow using two...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]
In this engaging lesson plan, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement & Data: Measuring Paths [Pdf]
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement and Data: Measuring Paths students will use different measuring materials different scenarios.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement Data: Measure It Twice
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement and Data: Measuring it twice using centimeters and inches.
Other
Science Made Simple: Conversions for Length Measurement
This site allows you to type in various lengths you want to covert. For example, if you want to find out how many feet there are in 10 meters, you can submit that information and get the answer.
Other
Mr. Pitonyak's Pyramid Puzzle
Students estimate the cost of building an Egyptian pyramid with modern materials and ancient building methods in this math project.
Other
Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten (Pdf) [Pdf]
A metric measurement lesson plan using grams, milliliters, and centimeters. This instructional activity offers a variety of "hands on" measurement activities using both the customary and metric systems. Additionally, this lesson plan...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Tools of Measurement
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of measurement and the tools that can be used to measure things, depending on the purpose, e.g., temperature, length, mass, angle, time, etc.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Measure Length
Complete a step by step lesson, sing karaoke, then test yourself on measuring length.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Perimeter
Explore how to determine perimeter with this step by step lesson.
Other
Metric Conversion Calculator and Charts
Metric Conversions offers online calculators for making conversions, downloadable tables in many types of metric conversion (pdf format), and free conversion tools to put onto your website or dynamic pages.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Rectangular Prism Calculator
This site provides an online rectangular prism calculator. Using any three of the six attributes (length, width, height, surface area, volume or diagonal), students can calculate the other three attributes. The calculator allows students...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md How Big Is a Foot?
In this lesson plan students will determine how big a foot is using a book, tools, and attached worksheets.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 1.oa Measuring Blocks
This is a complete lesson plan that has students use paper clips to measure the length of blocks.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md Hand Span Measures
In this lesson plan students will measure their hand span to explore how to determine length.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 2.md Growing Bean Plants
In this lesson plan students will grow a bean plant and record the length as the plant grows.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 1.oa Measuring Blocks
This is a complete lesson plan that has students explore how to measure length using blocks.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Jumping
After training hard, Ben and Mia have improved their performance in the long jump and high jump. Can you work out the length and height of their original jumps? This activity explores multiplication, division and fractions in the context...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Order by Length
In this exercise, students practice ordering objects by length. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.