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Back to Basics
Your class will enjoy this Health Science lesson created by CTE and math teachers from Missouri. Learners make conversions between the apothecary system and metric and US standard measurements used in the healthcare field. The CTE...
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Measuring Angles & Segments
Young scholars view a PowerPoint for a warm-up lesson plan. They practice measuring around the classroom, measuring such things as the length and width of a desk, pencil, door, and book. Students use a website to practice measuring angles.
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Going the Distance
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on lesson instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
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Decomposing Rectangular Solids
In this surface area and volume worksheet, students solve and complete 3 different decomposing rectangular solids. First, they use the given formulas for surface area and volume to calculate the measurements of each of the illustrated...
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Exploring Customary and Metric Systems
Students investigate and measure using the metric and customary units. In 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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Measuring Marvels
Students discover how units of measurement help people to categorize objects. In this measurement lesson, students discuss various units of measurement, use creativity to invent new possible units of measure, and learn the history of...
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Metric Olympic Games
Students participate in a metric Olympics. In this metric measurement lesson, students participate in 6 events that require them to predict, estimate, and measure lengths, masses, and area in metric units.
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Measuring Up!
Young scholars draw lines of certain lengths by using appropriate measuring tools. In this measurement lesson plan, students determine which measurement tools would be best to draw specific lengths to make a barn.
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Metric Conversions
For this metric conversion worksheet, students convert measurements within the metric system. They determine the proper procedure, multiplication or division, prior to converting. This two-page worksheet contains 11 problems.
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Measurement Conversion
In this measurement learning exercise, students convert 10 metric units of measurement to standard or English units for liquids, mass, and length. This learning exercise is printable and no answers are available.
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Metric System Challenge
In this measurement learning exercise, students complete each of the statements with the correct word related to the metric system. Then they match each letter marked with a number to those at the bottom of the sheet to complete the...
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Measurements in My Life: Metric
In this math activity, students write or draw items in their homes which could be measured using the following metric units: gram, kilogram, milligram, liter, millimeter, centimeter, meter and kilometer.
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Let's Measure
Third graders practice measuring different objects. They discover the concepts of ratio and proportion and practice converting numbers into the correct unit. They read stories as well to help them with the concepts.
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Metrics 1 Word Search
In this measurement worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to mathematics. There are ten words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Metric System 2 Word Search
In this measurement worksheet, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to science. There are ten words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Comparing and Measuring Lines
In 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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Measuring With Fluids
Students investigate the concept of measurement for capacity and they use real containers to be filled of different sizes. Students use the scoops as the number of units for counting the capacity volume. Then they order the containers by...
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Units and Measurement
Pupils discuss the word weight, how much they weigh and the conccept of heavy and light. They hear the story of measurement and the metric system. They work in groups and measure and record items found in the classroom and use a variety...
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Comparing and Measuring Lines
In this measurement learning exercise, 3rd graders answer 4 questions in which they measure lines in centimeters to find which one is the longest.
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Liquid Measures
For this liquid measure worksheet, students convert liquid measure between milliliters, centiliters and liters. This one-page worksheet contains a table for students to complete requiring approximately 35 conversions.
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Estimating and Measuring Worksheet
In this estimating and measuring worksheet, students answer 8 questions in which they use estimation and then basic addition/subtraction to determine fabric measurements. The first section is strictly estimation and the second and third...
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Measuring Lesson Plans and Metric System Conversions
Students may review measurement, and metric system conversions by measuring one another and the world around them.
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A Penny for Your Height
Students investigate measurement. In this fifth/sixth grade mathematics instructional activity, students explore the relationship between inches and centimeters. Students measure their height in inches or centimeters and...
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Line Segments and Dimensions
Fifth graders explore measurement. In this measurement lesson, 5th graders review fractions, simplifying and using rulers to practice measuring by inches and centimeters. Students are shown how to measure and given a...