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Taking Estimation and Measurement Outside
Eighth graders gain a better understanding of visual distances and estimation. They actively practice using metric measurement and conversion. Students practice cooperative exploring and team building.
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Metric Measuring
Students design their dream gardens and work together to build a class model. They use software to create a virtual model. They only use metric measurements.
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Poetry to the Core
Second graders examine several examples of poetry in the six lessons of this unit. The lessons focus on five poetic forms, couplets, quatrains, limericks, Haiku, and free verse.
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Metric Measures of Length, Mass, and Capacity Reteaching Worksheet
In this metric measurement reteaching instructional activity, 4th graders review measures of length, mass, and capacity in a box at the top of the page. They use the information about and the abbreviations for each measure as they...
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How Far Can a Frog Jump?
Fourth graders are introduced to how to take measurements in the metric system. After defining new vocabulary, they read a story by Mark Twain about jumping frogs. In groups, they simulate a frog jumping contest in which they made...
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Indirect Length Word Problems - Matching Worksheet
First graders demonstrate their ability to compare the lengths of three objects and determine which is the longest or shortest. Pupils match the correct answer to each of the seven story problems. All lengths are expressed in...
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Converting Units
In this converting units worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that include using metric units in each. They complete each listed unit of measurement by converting each to its proper length, capacity, or mass. Students write...
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Units of Measurement
In this math worksheet, students study information about U.S. units of measurement and the equivalent metric units. Included are capacity, volume, area, mass and length. There are no problems on this page to do.
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Ant and Elephant
Have you ever wondered how many ants make up an elephant? Inquisitive minds will be amazed as they use scientific notation to compute and compare the mass of an elephant to an ant. Have participants make guesses and see how close they...
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Thumb Measurement
Students practice measuring using the metric system and millimeters. They measure their thumbs and record their findings. Students record the findings of their classmates and find the average or mean for the two groups.
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Estimate Length
In this estimation of length activity, 7th graders complete 20 different problems that include the estimation of numbers. They determine the approximate weight of each illustration shown in the box. Then, students circle the correct...
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What's Our Length
In this measuring length worksheet, students use centimeter cubes to measure the length for each illustrated picture. Students write the number of centimeters for each picture and add the centimeters for both items. Students write the...
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How Much is a Million?
Fifth graders explore the relationship between customary and metric units of measurement. Through discussion and hands-on activities, they discover how units of measurement are related. Students create a millions book to aid in their...
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Measurement
Students study the metric system and examine other ways to measure. In this measurement lesson students complete activities that help them to better understand the measuring system.
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Metric Vocabulary Word Search Puzzle
In this math and language arts instructional activity, students examine 10 words in a word bank pertaining to the metric system. Students find the words in a word search puzzle. Note: The word "length" is spelled wrong.
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Classroom Meteorologists: An Experiential Approach to Learning about Seasons and Weather
Students examine several concepts about weather in the seven lessons of this unit. This year long activity helps students to gather data seasonally about wind, clouds, precipitation, and temperature. Earth's three climate zones are...
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Area
In this area worksheet, students solve and complete 20 different problems that include the measurement of various figures. First, they determine the area of each of the triangles, parallelograms and trapezoids. Then, students determine...
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Measure Hunt
Second graders measure classroom objects using metric and English rulers to find object which meet preset lengths given to each small group. The group draws pictures of the objects they found meeting their preset limits and present them...
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Exploring Customary and Metric Systems
Students investigate and measure using the metric and customary units. For this math lesson, students investigate which method is used most worldwide, the metric or the customary. They convert from unit to the other.
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Units of Measurement
In this units of measurement worksheet, 8th graders solve 10 different problems that include various units of measure. They add each of the units of measure listed in each problem. Then, students determine the length, mass, and capacity...
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Comparing and Measuring Lines
For this metric measurement worksheet, students measure three lines in each problem and write the length in centimeters. Students then tell which is longest. There are 4 problems.
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Paper Clip
With minimal setup and maximum freedom, young geometers are encouraged to think outside the box on a seemingly simple application problem. Though the task seems simple, measuring a given paper clip and finding how many 10 meters can...
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Heat and Thermal Energy Transfer
How does radiation affect our daily lives? Answer that question and others with a lesson that discusses radiation and its use in thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves. Pupils investigate vaporization and...
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Smile Metric Style
Students practice working with the metric system by measuring and recording the lengths of their smiles.