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California Academy of Science

How Big is Big?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
In a math or life science class, "mini-me" models are created with cardstock to reflect a 1:10 scale of young scholars' bodies. Learners measure each others' heights with meter sticks, and then reduce the size by 10. After this exercise,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Customary Units of Length - Practice 6.2

For Students 5th Standards
Fifth graders complete nine problems in which they work with converting customary units of length such as feet to yards, and yards to miles. They compare measurements using inequality signs in six examples, and answer two test prep...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume of Cylinders and Cones

For Students 7th - 8th
Line drawings of a circle, a cylinder, and a cone at the top of the page contain the formulae for area and volume of each shape. Learners complete the missing information in a chart that lists diameter, radius, height, and area and...
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Curated OER

A Penny for Your Height

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate measurement.  In this fifth/sixth grade mathematics lesson, students explore the relationship between inches and centimeters.  Students measure their height in inches or centimeters and convert the measurement. 
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Curated OER

Inferring Height From Bone Length

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine the relationship between bone length and height. In groups, they are told the race and gender of the individual and discuss how this affects height. They measure the lengths of the bones in metric measurements and...
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Curated OER

Makeshift Measuring Tools

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice measuring items with unique tools.  For this length lesson, 5th graders examine several household items and must decide if they want to use a pencil width, piece of paper, or their thumb to measure the item....
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Curated OER

Measuring a Mummy Case

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the size of a mummy case and its contents using ancient Egyptian measurements.
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Curated OER

Measure the Height of the Following Objects

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this measurement worksheet, learners measure the height of the objects given with the units given on the side of the problem. Students complete 16 problems.
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Curated OER

Estimate, Measure, and Record

For Students 2nd - 4th
Have your class explore measuring with this worksheet. Learners measure items and record their results in centimeters and millimeters. There are ten different items to measure.
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Curated OER

Measure the Buildings

For Students K - 1st
In this measuring heights worksheet, students cut out the measuring bar and use it to measure and record the heights of each building. Students solve 3 problems.
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Curated OER

Describing Measurements Guided Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
The graphics here aren't the best, but if you are looking to get your students warmed up for a measurement lesson, this may do the trick. First, they use stars as units of measurement for three objects. They have to pay careful...
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Curated OER

Height versus Shoe Size

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers find a correlation between a person's height and his/her shoe size. They have access to entering data into lists on a graphing calculator and can complete scatter plots. Students read and interpret a scatter plot and use...
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University of Wisconsin

Measuring Slope for Rain Gardens

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
The slope of the land is an important feature when considering the erosion that will occur. In this resource, which is part of a rain garden unit, learners calculate the slope of the proposed garden site. Even if you are not planning a...
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Curated OER

Home Measurement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the differences between the heights of their family members as they measure, record, and compare the data gathered. Comparisons are made to discover who was the tallest and the shortest member.
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Curated OER

Let's Measure Trees

For Students 5th - 8th
In this trees worksheet, students show their understanding of measurement by solving 6 fill in the blank problems for distance, girth, and height.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Trapezoid Problems - base1, base2, height and area

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students must find the missing measurement in a variety of trapezoids. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Curated OER

Measurements

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this measuring length and height worksheet, students measure the lines with arrows on different shaped objects and fill in the length, height, base, or diameter boxes with the correct measurements. Students write five answers.
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Florida Center for Instructional Technology

The Shadow Knows: Student Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
How can you measure the height of a tree or telephone pole with only a short measuring tape?  It's not a problem when you start by measuring your shadow and your height to create a ratio to use with taller objects. Additional activities...
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Curated OER

How Big is Barbie?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students measure various dimensions of a male and a female dolls body and scale them proportionally to average human measurements. They calculate the appropriate scale factor (magnitude) to enlarge their doll and apply that scale factor...
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Curated OER

How Tall is that Tree?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use their feet to measure distance between themselves and a tree trunk.  In this distance lesson, students use the number of steps, and string to measure distances and height of the tree.  Students can get the tree height when...
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Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper graders identify the surface area and attributes of figures that are measurable. They estimate, measure, and record perimeter, area, temperature change, and elapsed time, using a variety of strategies. They also determine the...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Size Shuffle

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
In the eyes of children the world is a simple place, objects are either big or small. This simple activity aims to expand the comparison language of young mathematicians as they use the words taller and shorter to compare their height...
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Curated OER

Pumpkin Predictions

For Teachers 4th - 7th
It's time for Halloween and math! Perfect for Fall, this simple worksheet provides a grid for young mathematicians to record their predictions about a pumpkin's height, stem length, diameter, circumference, and weight. After learners...
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Curated OER

It Takes Ten

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Review and use standard units of measure with your math class. They move from station to station estimating and measuring length, volume, weight, and area. At each station they estimate and measure, and then compute the difference...

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