Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Using a Calendar
This site provides great practice on the concept of using a calendar and elapsed time. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Hitting the Mark
Since running a race car is VERY expensive, race engineers know a great deal about how speed, time and distance relate. In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between distance traveled, speed and elapsed time. You will...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Clock Facts
Learners calculate elapsed time using analog clocks. Included in this lesson are a detailed plan, clock template, and video of students making their clocks.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Line Up!
Take the math challenge. Can you figure out how long you have to wait in line to buy a ticket? An estimation and time measurement challenge from the NCTM Math Challenges for Families collection. Based on real-world themes and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: 3rd Day of School
Sixth graders extend and identify the patterns of decreasing time and be able to understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another unit within the same system.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cooking Contest
In this Cyberchase video segment, Matt uses subtraction to help Digit figure out how much time he has left in a cooking contest with Hacker.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Stopwatch
This is a general-use stopwatch that can serve any purpose, for any subject area. The stopwatch counts up and down, records times that events happen, and also includes a buzzer that will activate at any time the user chooses. Java is...
NumberNut
Number Nut: Breaking Up an Hour Into Minutes
Build your measurement and time telling skills in this lesson where the hours are broken down into minutes. Lots of related vocabulary and common time referents presented. There are links available to interactive elapsed time and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Clocks
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able calculate elapsed time when given two times.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Task Length
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students solve word problems where they must calculate the length of time a task takes. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem and a...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate
The Shodor Education Foundation has as its mission: "To advance science and math education through the use of computational science, modeling and technology." At this site, Shodor's Project Interactivate offers Java-based activities for...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Distance and Speed of Rolling Objects
This project is an experiment in classical physics. You'll be following in Galileo's footsteps, and investigating Newton's laws of motion, but you'll be taking advantage of modern video recording technology to make your measurements. The...
Other
Ohio Department of Education: Eighth Grade Achievement Test (Practice Test)[pdf]
Half-length practice test for the eighth grade OAT (Ohio Achievement Test). The test includes 15 multiple-choice and 4 open-response questions dealing with topics such as geometry (comparing volumes, angle measures), data analysis...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Math Templates
[Free Registration/Login Required] A group of math templates including a blank calendar, a hundreds board you can use for number patterns (only colors the square you click on), an invisible numbers 100s chart, a blank 10 x10 graph/grid,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 5
Browse resources related to fifth-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Math Grade 2
Browse resources related to second-grade math standards. Click on a topic for interactive lessons, videos, and extra practice.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Math Templates
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of templates including a blank calendar, digital/analog clocks, elapsed time model clocks, hundreds chart - complete, blank, and hidden numbers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Using Timelines to 1 Minute Increments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive media source, the video defines a timeline and shows an example of how to read a timeline to answer questions, followed by practice problems to...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Algebra Quiz
Students are able to have an on line quiz where the score and time elapsed is recorded on various level of solving equation problems.
Stanford University
Beyond the Bubble: The First Thanksgiving
[Free Registration/Login Required] This history assessment measures students' ability to source a document, in this case a painting of the first Thanksgiving celebration. When historians interpret a document, they look at who wrote it...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Rod and a Pole
At this one page website work on this challenge using your very best problem solving skills to find a reasonable answer. Actually, there are a number of solutions. When you find yours check the website to see the solutions already listed.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Tan, Don't Burn
How about a math challenge for a sunny day at the beach? Apply your problem solving, number sense, and logical reasoning skills to find out how long it would take Helix to get sunburned using SPF 10 lotion. Discover why understanding...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Radioactive Data
Students examine actual radioactive decay data collected in an honors chemistry class to find an equation which best fits the data and allows a person to predict the count after certain periods of time have elapsed. Students review all...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Experiment Problem in Kinematics: How Much Does It Take to Win the Race?
Students are presented with two cars that have different constant speeds and that will race each other. They then determine which object will win the race, as well as how much time elapses between the objects crossing the finish line.