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Convert Customary Units and Units of Time
In this converting measurements worksheet, learners use the table to solve 6 story problems that require students to convert customary units and units of time.
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How to Read a Ruler
A n incredibly thorough worksheet on how to read and use a ruler awaits yours students. Students identify lines on the ruler and use the proper abbreviations for the lengths. Students answer ten questions about ruler usage.
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What units and concepts do we use to measure rice?
Fifth graders look at different ways to measure rice. For this rice measurement lesson, 5th graders see the metric and customary measurements. They discuss how rice is measured by length, area of the field, weight, volume and yield.
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Measurement Benchmarks and Conversions
Middle schoolers explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students determine appropriate units of measure for objects in the classroom. Middle schoolers discuss the importance of measuring objects with the same...
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Measurement Via Triangulation
Students investigate various common terms of measurement, sort them into categories, select the uncommon terms, and construct conversion tables for both the common and the uncommon terms of measurement.
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Creating a Basal Area Measuring Tape
High schoolers use formulas to design and create a table. In this calculations lesson students create basal measuring tapes that will be used to measure woodlot stocking levels.
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Complete the Unit Conversions
In this measurements worksheet, learners review the conversion chart for feet to inches, yard to feet, centimeter to millimeter, meter to centimeters, and kilometer to meters. Students then convert 20 measurements.
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Complete the Unit Conversions
In this measurement conversion worksheet, students review the unit conversions for feet to inches and yards to feet. Students then convert 20 problems.
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How Do I Measure Up?
Learners measure and record weights and heights and compare to others in the class as they find out more about their bodies.
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Finding Your Center of Gravity: Science, Math, Measurement, Math
Students use bathroom scales, rulers and boards to explore how to measure their own center of gravity.
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Angle and Radian Measure
In this angle and radian measure worksheet, students find the measurement of a central angle. Students determine the speed of rotation, linear speed of a point, and radians per second. This two-page worksheet contains twelve problems. ...
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Tree Measurement
Students explore vertical and horizontal measurement of large objects. In pairs, they measure the trunk, crown, and height of a tree, create a graph of their results, and compare their results with their classmates.
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Exploring Height with Abe Lincoln
Students examine a life-size count out of Abraham Lincoln to get a visual comparison of their height and Lincoln's. They work in pairs and trace each other's body and measure from head to toe in inches using a ruler. They then subtract...
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Are You Full of Hot Air?
Explore the concept of measuring and recording circumference. In this physical science and measurement lesson, young learners blow up balloons, measure the circumference, and record the data on an interactive graphing website.
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Unit Conversions III
In this unit conversions worksheet, students solve 13 problems using given conversion factors to convert measurements from one unit of measurement to another.
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How Far From the Fountain?
In this estimation worksheet, students estimate and measure ten landmarks from the fountain in inches. Students also answer two word problems involving coordinates.
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Quadratic Equations and Their Applications
Show high schoolers there is more to quadratic functions than just formulas and parabolas. Connect the math to realistic application problems with a resource that has learners consider such situations as a ball hit in the air, the...
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What Size Is It Anyway?
A fabulous plan on teaching basic concepts of measurement to young learners. Pupils use nonstandard units to measure length, practice using a ruler and a yardstick, compare the length of two objects, and perform estimations of length....
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Convert Customary Units of Length
Sports fans will really enjoy this unit conversion assignment. A table of standard measurements for football-related equipment is presented as the data for solving six word problems. For all of the problems, players will need to convert...
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Cooking Up Something Good
Students compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe, and how to...
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Size Riddles
Students investigate shapes and sizes by creating a riddle. In this geometry activity, students read one of two books and investigate facts about an object's size. Students write a riddle using the facts they have read and cut a piece...
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Measuring Up on the Mayflower
Second graders use a meter tape to compare the length of the Mayflower to a basketball court and make homemade butter for crackers. Afterward, all students sit inside the makeshift Mayflower's dimensions and enjoy their Pilgrim butter.
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Test Your Reading Skills
In this reading worksheet, students write out the full name of units of weight and measurement. Twelve different measurements and weights are listed with the abbreviation for each unit.
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Decimal Problems
In this decimals worksheet, students solve 18 different types of problems that include both decimals and non-decimals. First, they subtract the measurement problems given both in metric units and in US units. Then, students subtract the...