First Graders need to use direct and indirect comparisons to measure objects. Today they will use their new knowledge of dinosaurs to find the longest of the giant lizards.

This lesson drives home the idea that studying for math means practicing problems and reflecting on your strategies

Using a broken ruler requires students to turn to addition and subtraction skills in order to determine measurements.

We are going for GOLD! Students will use different objects to measure the length achieved in different Olympic events.

On this interactive site students practice time and mass skills. By the end of the lesson students will be able to describe the mass of more than two objects and record the mass of three objects by lifting.

Scroll partway down the page to find this lesson on decimals which incorporates the use of thermometers at an activity centre.

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...

Grams are a useful measurement in determining nutritional content of food.

Differences between shapes are determined through measurement skills.

I can create polygons and find the perimeter by using the unit squares on my paper

Exposure to this concept now is both fun and engaging AND a crucial step toward building a foundation for deeper, long-term understanding.

This standards-based NCTM website offers resources for teachers of mathematics for all grade levels, including interactive math tools, lesson plans, online resources, and the like.

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.

Third graders will be able to use strategies to solve real-world problems involving area and perimeter.

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,...