University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement: An Elementary Resource List
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,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Broken Ruler Measurements
Using a broken ruler requires students to turn to addition and subtraction skills in order to determine measurements.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Winter Olympics: Non Standard Measurement
We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.
PBS
Pbs: Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
This lesson deals primarily with the number of rhythmic combinations that can be found in a four beat measure of music. Students will learn through trial and error and derive a mathematical formula to calculate the number of possible...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Sugary Surprises
Grams are a useful measurement in determining nutritional content of food.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Measuring for Cookies
For this lesson, young scholars use math and physics skills to follow directions when making cookies. This is a very detailed and structured lesson!
PBS
Pbs: Black Kingdoms of the Nile
A geometry lesson that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive lesson that considers students with diverse learning styles. Math concepts introduced...
Other
Duke: Center for Inquiry Based Learning
Duke University has established the Center for Inquiry-Based Learning. It serves to enhance math and science lessons. Click on Resources for good examples of Inquiry-based lesson plans.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Incline Plane and the Crashing Marble
Young scholars 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...
University of Arizona
Pulse: Industrialization, Chemicals and Human Health
While students gain an understand of basic environmental toxicology, they explore the health impacts of industrialization on society in these lessons. This is a cross curricular unit that addresses standards for eleventh grade in math,...