E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Rice Field: Seasons and Measurement
Students will practice ordering, measuring, and labeling non-standard units of measure.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Dog House Design Activity Plan
Children will learn about and explore measurement to successfully design a dog house for his or her cutout paper dog. Each section of this weeklong adventure is introduced by a video clip or online game that encourages children to...
Other
Nz Maths Measurement Lesson Plan: Spoonfuls, Cupfuls, and Handfuls
This New Zealand Measurement lesson plan offers an excellent opportunity for young students to explore, in a hands-on context, the concept of volume using non-standard units. There is also a Home Link available to send home for parents...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mad About Measuring
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has good beginning activities for introducing measuring with an inch ruler.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fishy Tales
Students tell how long an object is by measuring it using paper clips and comparing it to other objects measured with the same non-standard unit of measurement.
Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture (Samoa) Government
Mesc: Samoa School Net: Limits of Accuracy
This module looks at the history of measurement, beginning with non-standard units, the advent of standard units (in this case metric), and when approximation or precision would be needed.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Who Needs What?
The teacher leads a discussion in which students identify the physical needs of animals, and then speculate on the needs of plants. With guidance from the teacher, the students then help design an experiment that can take place in the...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Tiles and Cubes and Clips, Oh My!
Were off to get the measure, the wonderful measure of side! The students will identify the longest side of an object and measure its length with a variety of non standard units.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Measurement
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will explore different instruments used for measuring length, time, temperature and weight. Non standard units of measurement (unifix cubes) are also included. Activotes are...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Comparing Lengths
At the completion of this lesson, 3rd graders will understand how to compare the lengths of various objects. This lesson plan has detailed instructions that include pictures and videos.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Teeny Tiny Garden Craft
Grow your own garden with this lesson plan. Students will learn about plants while they create their own garden.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Souper Scooper
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Students use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Students group beans...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Nonstandard Units 1
Practice using a variety of nonstandard units to measure the length of various objects. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are...