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Party Volumes: Measurement

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore liters and milliliters. They estimate volume and accurately measure the volume. Students plan a party and measure volume using liters and milliliters as part of the planning process.
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Music Assessment: 8 measure piece

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compose an eight measure piece in a major key that utilized some form of wind instrument, body percussion and voice. They notate their composition on staff paper prior to the assessment and perform their composition.
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Calculating Areas of Rectangles

For Students 5th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the areas of rectangles. They use the formula for area of a rectangle.
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How to Figure Board Feet and Cost of a Board

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate woodworking and converting lengths to cubic measurements.  In this math conversions instructional activity, students examine the length of a piece of board, and its total area by using the formula for finding...
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The Time of Man

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate visually Mankind's relative place on the earth's timeline. They familiarize themselves with the use of the metric system in measuring and producting a timeline.
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Converting Metric Measurements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders convert metric measurements.
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Box Folding: Predict, Analyze and Measure

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students predict the shape of a geometric figure in 3D. In this geometry lesson, students construct 3D shapes to perfect their knowledge of measuring and predicting. This assignment is also available as an online interactive lesson.
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Exploring the Properties of Rectangular Prisms.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students define properties of rectangular prisms. In this geometry lesson, students identify the relationship between two and three dimensional objects. They use Cabri technology to graph their figures.
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Exploring Properties of Rectangular Prisms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars explore the properties of rectangular prisms. In this geometry instructional activity, students identify properties of two and three dimensional shapes. They use Cabri technology to create polygons and solve problems.
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The Strength of the Muscular System

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the strength of the muscular system. They explore voluntary and involuntary muscle movement and discuss the types of muscles: cardiac or heart, skeletal, and smooth. They visit stations to answer questions...
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Tonnage - Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the size of one ton. They research the capacity of sialing ships and estimate the volume of rectangular prisms. Students perform activities to discover the capacity of a classroom in tons.
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Earth Kids: Kindergarteners Taking Care of the Earth

For Teachers K
Students explore a variety of ways of how to care for the environment in the nine lessons of this unit. They observe how to be responsible "Earth Kids."
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Ratios (Cost of a Habit)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider an individual habit and its cost. They study ratios and proportions, and use that knowledge to calculate the cost of a habit over extended periods of time. write a detailed comparison of the costs.
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Taking Charge of our Earth and its Resources

For Teachers K
Students identify natural resources, discuss conservation and protection of them, and identify how pollution is harmful to the environment. Seven lessons on one page.
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Nature and Characteristics of Waves

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research different types of waves, identify the parts of a wave and create a Power Point presentation demonstrating what they have learned.
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What is the Function of Each Seed Part in the Growth of a Plant

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the parts of a seed by using a digital camera.  In this botany instructional activity, 6th graders plant their own seeds in class and demonstrate the necessary attributes for growing a plant.  Students...
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Perimeter and Area of Complex Figures

For Students 5th - 7th
In this perimeter and area of complex figures practice worksheet, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review Mexico's location and language and learn to pronouns 10 new Spanish food words. Students listen as the book, Corn is Maize is read, touching and passing around an ear of Indian corn. Students discuss the contribution of...
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Analyzing Numeric and Geometric Patterns of Paper Pool

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars use concrete and pictorial representation of geometric patterns to extend patterns. In this geometric patterns lesson plan, students identify patterns and extend them.
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Perimeter of Triangles and Rectangles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study perimeter. In this math lesson, 5th graders use Cheerios to find the perimeter of various polygons. Students discuss how to figure the perimeter of triangles, squares and rectangles.
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Body Part Measurements

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a review of how to use rulers and yard sticks while collecting measurement information. They measure assigned body parts and chart the data on collection sheets. They make a spreadsheet with the information...
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"How Do You Measure Up?"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore basic measurements by analyzing their own bodies. In this human anatomy lesson plan, 4th graders identify the units used to measure a human body such as centimeters, inches, ounces and pounds. Students complete a...
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Measuring Water Temperature

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners measure the temperature of three water sources. They collect data points every second for twenty five seconds for each sample using Lego Robolab temperature sensors, complete a worksheet, and analyze the data.
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement activity, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps"...