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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement: An Elementary Resource List

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
University of Regina senior education mathematics students compiled this this in-depth resource list for elementary and middle school grades. The resources are categorized according to: supporting program materials, print resources,...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Broken Ruler Measurements

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Using a broken ruler requires students to turn to addition and subtraction skills in order to determine measurements.
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PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Restaurant Manager

For Students 3rd - 5th
Restaurant manager Tad Peelen explains how he uses math in his work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students complete an activity involving one aspect of math that Mr. Peleen mentions: determining...
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson deals primarily with the number of rhythmic combinations that can be found in a four beat measure of music. Young scholars will learn through trial and error and derive a mathematical formula to calculate the number of...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Sugary Surprises

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Grams are a useful measurement in determining nutritional content of food.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Measuring for Cookies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, young scholars use math and physics skills to follow directions when making cookies. This is a very detailed and structured lesson!
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Stories From Africa

For Teachers 1st - 5th
At the end of this lesson, students will have a better understanding of the size of the African elephant. This could be used in an animal science unit, a measuring unit in math, an extension to literature, or for social studies...
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PBS

Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A geometry instructional activity that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive instructional activity that considers students with diverse learning...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Mean, Median, and Mode Chain Gang

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Cooperative learning groups and chain links are used to find the mean, median, and mode. A Science NetLinks instructional activity is linked for further real-life application in the world of baseball (optional). This lesson plan was...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Wheels All Around

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars will use skip counting to see how many wheels visit the school during specified times in one day. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science University, GEMS-U Project.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Incline Plane and the Crashing Marble

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will measure the effects of the height of an inclined plane on the force a marble produces to move a plastic, foam, or paper cup across a table. Students will discover that the higher the incline plane, the more force...