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Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: Max's Measuring Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Read about how Max and Ruthie measured some fun objects in their gym. Use this method to measure things in your classroom. A helpful teacher's guide and extra challenges will make this a fun lesson on measuring with nonstandard units.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: A Tour of Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Peruse a collection of lesson plans, resources and FAQ's about measurement at every grade level.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Easy Equivalent Measures

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Easy Equivalent Measures is an exciting, engaging lesson that will make this unpopular, hard skill EASY for your students. We will use Input/Output charts to demonstrate our knowledge of equivalent measures. This lesson will support the...
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Thinkport Education

Math by Design: Proportional Reasoning [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners will understand how to use proportional reasoning in measurement problems.
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Google

Google for Education: Measuring Complexity of Function or Algorithm

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students learn how to measure the complexity of the function or algorithm in a math problem and understand how this applies to real world situations.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Max's Math Adventures: The Snowball

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Join Max and Ruthie on a snow day math adventure and see how many things can happen in just one day. Teachers will like this lesson's approach to experiencing and telling time. Use the teacher's guide, activity sheet, and extra...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Lesson Plan Non Standard Measuring

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a short, fun lesson plan with a literature connection, "Miss Nelson is Missing". It uses candy bars as non-standard units for measuring objects in the classroom.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Measuring Cups

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The lesson explores how to use a measuring cup. Practice problems and examples are included.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Measurement Teacher Activities: Length Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This lesson plan offers an opportunity for learners to learn to measure length by fractions of an inch, inches, feet, yards and also change one unit of length to another.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Lesson Plan: Measurement, "Inch by Inch"

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This is a great measurement lesson plan with a literature connection, "Inch by Inch" by Leo Lioni. It uses a variety of activities where students use the inch unit.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Measurement Teacher Activities: Capacity Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This lesson plan offers opportunities for learners to gain experience working with cups, pints, quarts and gallons. It also provides many resources to use with students.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Hop on Pop and Non Standard Measurement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson is a hands-on, cross-curricular lesson for exploring non-standard measurement. It utilizes children's literature, manipulatives, opportunities for writing, and small group collaborative learning. Students will meaningfully...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement, Perimeter, and Area Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Measurement, perimeter, and area skills are exhibited while students participate in these hands-on lessons. Each lesson plan includes objectives, methods, strategies, a description, and assessment techniques.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Why Do We Need Measurement Tools?

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan will explore the need for standard measurement tools. It will engage the students and promote critical thinking and reasoning. This is a lead in lesson plan to conversions. This lesson plan was created by exemplary...
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Scales and Ratios Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a lesson plan for an activity where students take measurements of their school and then make a scale drawing of it.
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Thinkport Education

Math by Design: Circumference and Area of a Circle [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners will discover how to estimate and measure the circumference and area of a circle.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Srinivasa's Spheres

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Straightforward lesson that introduces students to pi by letting them measure real objects and solve a challenge problem. Includes instructions and a "Data Sheet" for keeping track of measurements. Available in English and Spanish.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Project Sky Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers will be interested to explore the SkyMath module, and the 16 classroom activities at this site. In this program, students will collect and record real-time weather data to analyze. Data analysis, graphing, number relationship,...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Who was Pythagoras and what is his theorem? Explore this concept and its relationship to the measurement of a right triangle in this test prep lesson plan. The lesson includes an interactive worksheet where learners discover the answers...
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Other

K 6 Elementary Education Lesson Plans: Equivalent Measurements

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource contains a lesson plan that teaches students about equivalent measurements of capacity.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Special Right Triangles 45, 45, 90

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep tutorial shows two special formulas that are used to determined the measures of the legs of a 45-45-90 triangles. If you can't remember the formula, the tutorial gives you tips on other...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Special Right Triangles 30 60 90

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This tutorial shows two special formulas that are used to determined the measures of the legs of 30-60-90 triangles. And if you can't remember the formula, the tutorial gives you tips on other methods you can use.
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University of South Florida

Fcat: Bubbles: Teacher Notes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students collect data to determine what happens to the sizes of bubbles when glycerin is added to dish detergent. They will practice their measuring skills and have fun at the same time.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Is an Inch?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This activity gives the students the opportunity to see what an inch really looks like. It also provides them with a chance to be creative using various inch materials and to create a visual for what an inch is. It is a great lesson to...

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