Not all triangles are created equal. A simple hands-on activity has learners investigate the side lengths of triangles. They use pipe cleaners to determine whether triangles of given side lengths can exist and then use the results to...

Add some zing to your swing! Explore pendulum motion through an engaging interactive. Physical science scholars specify the pendulum's mass, rod length, and starting angle before they observe the resulting angle graph.

Analyze patterns in a circular arrangement. After using a geometric construction to complete a circle, learners use proportional reasoning to make predictions. By determining the length of an arc built from suitcases, they estimate the...

Don't string your class along! Physics scholars discover the fascinating forces behind the music of stringed instruments using an interactive. From a series covering sounds and waves, the interactive asks users to identify nodes and...

This isn't rocket science, you know. A performance task has learners use right triangle trigonometry to calculate distances from stations on Earth to a satellite. It also requires finding the distance between two stations along the...

Who pilfered the pin? Scholars practice measurement skills as they solve the mystery of a stolen pin. They measure length, temperature, and mass and determine which of select suspects committed the crime. During the STEM hands-on...

Use rectangles to find distances. Given a rectangle and three associated triangles, pupils determine the area of the triangles. Scholars know the three triangles have equal areas along with the perimeter of the rectangle and two other...

Shake up things in the classroom. The unit uses earthquakes to bring a real-life connection to finding arc lengths, logarithms, and equations of circles. Small groups determine whether particular towns would have felt an earthquake after...

It's time to show what you know! Individuals first review finding the area of polygons using the formulas from parallelograms to regular polygons. They then brush up on finding the area and circumference of circles, as well as reviewing...

Who has the tallest ice cream cone? Learners read two short word problems to compare the heights of various objects. Because these are paired with images, the objective is more of an image analysis than measurement addition and...

Students define length and area. They identify materials that can be measured with a rule and yardstick. They measure length and area when given an object.

For this activity, you'll need each child to have two wooden blocks, one fat wedge, one skinny wedge, and a ruler. After setting the two wooden blocks side-by-side, they use the different wedges to push the blocks apart, recording the...

Do your scholars have a basic understanding of area calculations? Give them an extra challenge with this irregular shape missing one of its length measurements. Using the given lengths, they figure the area of the entire shape. The...

Learners complete word problems dealing with perimeter, area, length of sides, and more. They complete 10 multiple choice word problems.

In this square worksheet, middle schoolers find the length of one side of a square when given the perimeter.  This two-page worksheet contains 5 problems.  Answers are provided on the last page.

In this geometry learning exercise, students examine the height of 4 trees. They tell which tree is the tallest, make comparisons in 2 questions. They look at a picture of a pen, and a blue strip which they compare to the given units of...

In this measurement worksheet, students fill in a chart that includes three labels "what am I measuring, my estimate, the measurement." They measure 7 items in order to complete the chart and identify what they are using to make the...

In this dot product worksheet, students explore the multiplication of vectors. This two-page worksheet contains explanations, examples, and approximately ten problems.

In this measurement in inches worksheet, students examine pictures and record how long they think each item is in inches.

In this length word search worksheet, students analyze 13 words in a word search that pertain to length. Students find these in a word search puzzle. Note: The words are more like adjectives than math terms: deep, shallow, narrow, long,...

In this length comparison worksheet, students study the images illustrated on the page. Students identify the image that is longer and circle it.

In this length activity, students choose the answer that shows the closest length of an object, 2 total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

In this measurement worksheet, 5th graders identify which is a reasonable measurement for each stated. Then they fill in the correct unit of length and the tables given. Finally, students convert each measurement into other units of...

In this units of length instructional activity, 3rd graders convert from the smaller unit of measure to the greater one. They convert inches to feet, feet to yards, feet to miles, and inches to yards, in 10 fill in the blank problems.