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All About Measuring with the Metric System
Middle schoolers discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. In this measurements instructional activity, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular...
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English Measurement System
Young scholars determine how to convert measurement. In this English Measurement lesson, students discover interesting facts about the history of measurement. Young scholars study formulas and practice using them.
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Henry's Freedom Box
Third graders create a shipping box from a cardboard material. In this measuring instructional activity, 3rd graders read the book Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the main idea. In the story a slave ships himself to freedom and the...
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Pan Balance: Shapes
Students explore the concept of equivalence as it relates to comparing concrete objects to determine greater or lesser attributes such as length and weight. In this pan balance-shapes lesson, students make estimations while verifying...
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Length of a Curve
In this curved lines instructional activity, learners measure the length and answer questions about curved lines. Students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Measurement and Estimation
Third graders create a table in order to record estimations and measurements of objects. In this estimation and measurement lesson plan, 3rd graders estimate and measure object's lengths, area, weight, and capacity.
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Best Unit of Length
In this determining the best unit of length worksheet, students answer 7 multiple choice questions in which they choose the best unit of measure that would be used for each item. They choose between inches or feet in each example.
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Error in Measurement
In this measurement worksheet, students use a measuring tape to measure suggested items located in the classroom, such a table or desk. Students measure to the nearest 1/16th of an inch. They calculate the surface area of each item. ...
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Metric Units of Length
Fourth graders have to know which metric unit to use in order to measure things properly. In this worksheet on metric units, 4th graders identify when to measure in centimeters, decimeters, meters and kilometers. This worksheet provides...
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Metric Units of Length: Practice
In this metric units of length worksheet, students measure line segments to the nearest decimeter, centimeter and millimeter, then complete comparisons. Houghton Mifflin text referenced.
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Radians, Arc Length, and the Area of a Sector
In this college level geometry worksheet, students convert between degrees and radians. Students determine arc length and solve problems involving the area of a sector. The four page worksheet contains seventy-four...
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Measure the Length – Complex
In this measurement worksheet, learners measure the length of objects on this worksheet, with the units given underneath the objects. Students complete 14 problems.
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Order Length
In this length learning exercise, students number the objects in order from longest to shortest. Students compare the objects using the longest side of each object. Students write 1 next to the longest length and 3 next to the shortest...
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Perimeter and Customary Units of Length
In this perimeter/units of length worksheet, students solve a set of 6 word problems using perimeter and customary units of length.
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Measure the Length of the Object – Basic
In this measurement worksheet, students measure cars, trucks, feathers, and more with the units given. Students complete 9 problems.
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Adding Length Units-- Standard Measurement
In this measurement word problems worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which standard units of length are added. There is a detailed example on the page.
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Lengths, Areas and Shapes - Week 9
In this lengths, areas and shapes worksheet, students explore overlapping and non-overlapping patterns. They identify the number of objects in a pattern, determine how the pattern may be folded to create additional patterns, and...
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Mavericks and Measurement
Students study the measurement formulas for area and perimeter in real-life situations. In this area and perimeter lesson plan, students design a bed and arrange furniture in a hotel room using area and perimeter formulas for a 7 1/2...
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Standard Metric Units - Length
For this units of measure conversion worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to convert the 9 metric measurements listed to the assigned metric units.
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Estimating and Measuring
In this math worksheet, student estimate the lengths of a variety of objects. Then, students measure the actual length of each object.
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Length of an Arc and Area of a Sector
In this length of an arc and area of a sector worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 12 different types of problems. First, they find the length of an arc in a circle with a given radius and central angle measure. Then, students find...
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French Fry Fun: Estimating and Measuring
Third graders demonstrate their estimating and measuring abilities. In this length measurement instructional activity, 3rd graders produce estimates of how long a handful of French fries will be before physically measuring them....
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Indirect Measurement, Surveying Trigonometry
Students measure distances using indirect measurements. In this geometry lesson plan, students apply proportion and ratios to measure heights of different objects. They differentiate between direct and indirect measurements.
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Length Lab
In this science learning exercise, students identify and explain what each unit represents and how much each one equals. Then they use a metric ruler to locate each measurement and write it on the line. Students also locate the distance...