Learners explore characteristics of mass. In this scientific inquiry about mass lesson, students drop rocks of different weights from various heights and record the depth of the "crater" created.  Learners record their findings on a...

Young scholars explore "area."  In this tangram geometry and measurement lesson, students arrange tangram pieces to find the area of characters presented in a story they listen to on a website.  Website information and related...

In this perimeter worksheet, students determine the perimeter of parallelograms.  This one-page worksheet contains 6 problems.  Answers are provided on the last page.

Which unit of measurement would you use? As your scholars begin to understand measuring, it's important they become familiar with the various units. They examine five object images and match them to one of five units: meters,...

In this counting learning exercise, students problem solve 1 word problem involving the measurement unit of feet. Students utilize the space given to work out the word problem.

Students explore dinosaurs. Students determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. Students analyze collected information. Based upon the data, dinosaur tracks, and fossils,...

Students measure the lengths of their bodies and various body parts to determine the relationship (or lack of one) between body part length and the length of the entire body. A spreadsheet program is suggested for data collection.

Students collect, organize, and analyze data while studying the Pythagorean Theorem, measure length and width of several rectangular objects, and compare the measured results to the calculated results.

Students identify voiced and unvoiced sounds. They practice using short and long vowel sounds. They identify consonants only after paying attention to the length of vowels. They use rubber bands to help them determine the difference...

Pupils compare and describe objects of differing lengths that are presented in a Mathkeys software compare mat. Working in pairs, one student is the chooser who sets up the objects while the other student is the sizer who puts the...

Young scholars determine the temperature of the water in a cup, measure the length of a piece of cardboard, and measure out an appropriate volume of water. This task assesses student's abilities to perform measurement and reporting skills.

Students understand the length of some of the longest dinosaurs. In this dinosaur train lesson plan, students watch a video clip of "I'm a T. Rex!". Then the teacher marks off how big a T. Rex and other dinosaurs are with tape and...

Students estimate length and angle measure. They are asked to enter a sequence of LOGO commands to help the turtle get to the pond. Students write their own solutions using LOGO commands and input them into the computer.

In this geometric shapes worksheet, students analyze similar shapes and find the missing length using a proportion. There are no examples.

In this measurement worksheet, students complete 12 conversion problems about length, temperature, volume, and more. This is also a link to make more worksheets like this.

In this length instructional activity, students choose the answer that is the closest to the actual length of the object. Students complete 2 problems.

In this length of time instructional activity, students pick lengths of time that describe how often they participate in certain activities in their life. Students fill in the blank for 10 activities.

Young scholars demonstrate knowledge that you can measure objects using a subtraction number sentence when the item to be measured is not aligning to zero.  In this instructional activity, a video clip is used to...

In this measurement worksheet, students measure cars, trucks, feathers, and more with the units given. Students complete 9 problems.

In this triangle worksheet, students determine the length of the sides of a triangle, perpendicular lines, and the area of triangles. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.

In this fish data worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the maximum length and maximum weight for 13 different fish.

In this measuring with centimeters and meters worksheet, students use the rulers provided to find the length and height of objects. Students solve three problems.

In this "how often" instructional activity, students choose between many lengths of time to answer how often they do certain activities. Students answer the question for 10 activities.

Fourth graders practice measuring items with unconventional methods.  For this measurement prediction lesson, 4th graders estimate the length of items a teacher brings to class and record their predictions.  Students measure...