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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mind Your Pints and Quarts: Making Sense of Liquid Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Elementary and middle schoolers identify different units of liquid measurement. They use the online Visual Thesaurus to learn about the relationships between units of liquid measurement.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Imperial and Metric Units of Measure

For Students 6th
For this units of measure worksheet, 6th graders review the imperial and metric units of measure, complete a table to show conversions between the two types of measure.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Long is a Hot Dog? Weight, Weight! Don't tell me!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Primary learners participate in activities that help them explain how different things are measured. They create their own access number chart.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Customary Units of Capacity

For Students 4th - 5th
For this customary units worksheet, students use the recipes that list customary units for capacity to solve the word problems. Students solve six word problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Capacity

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the term capacity and understand the word's meaning. They participate in several lab stations set up around the room in which they will estimate how many scoops it will take to fill the container. They then will...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Polygon Perimeters

For Teachers 3rd Standards
What are polygons? Learners find the perimeter of various geometric figures that the teacher has drawn in chalk on the sidewalk. A worksheet to record their measurements is provided. Get your third graders outside and exploring the world...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Amazing Inch and Measuring Up!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the metric and customary systems of measuring length with rulers, meter / yardsticks, and tape measures. They determine area of polygons and surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes. They list as many...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measurement Quiz for Grade 3

For Students 3rd
For this measurement quiz for grade 3 worksheet, 3rd graders answer 10 multiple choice questions about measurement, not interactively, with answers available online.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capacity Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheets, students practice using critical thinking skills that are used to solve the capacity problems in various types of measurements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Volume/Capacity Using the Metric System

For Teachers 5th
There is more than one way to measure an amount, as learners discover by applying multiple measurement tools in these activities. Centimeter cubes, cylinders, beakers, and measuring cups are used to find the volume of regular and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English Measurement System

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners determine how to convert measurement. In this English Measurement lesson, students discover interesting facts about the history of measurement. Learners study formulas and practice using them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Capacity Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
For this math worksheet, students complete the 28 word problems that focus on the measurements of capacity for different types of containers.
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Interactive
Curated OER

My Test Book: Measurement

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding metric and customary measurement. Students may view the correct answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement- Cooking

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore measuring cups according to volume. In this capacity lesson, students investigate how to estimate volume to make a healthy snack. Students measure ingredients and prepare a snack.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement Investigations 2

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a number of practical measuring investigations, with an emphasis on accuracy of measuring and communication of their findings. They examine how to measure by first becoming aware of the physical attributes of objects...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Amazing Inch and Measuring Up!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the metric and customary systems of measurement. In groups, they brainstorm a list of careers that use measurements and which tools they use. Using different types of tools, they measure different objects in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jessica's Aquarium

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use problem solving strategies to determine the amount of gravel needed to fill the bottom of an aquarium that is 50 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 30 cm high. Students use centimeter cubes and brainstorm strategies they might...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

CK-12 Middle School Math Concepts - Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
Twelve chapters cover a multitude of math concepts found in the Common Core standards for sixth grade. Each title provides a brief explanation of what you will find inside the chapter—concepts from which you can click on and learn more...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Measuring Volume, Standard and Metric

For Students 3rd
In this measuring volume, standard and metric worksheet, 3rd graders solve ten multiple choice problems about volume, answers are available on line.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Size Them Up

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars arrange containers by their capacity. For this volume lesson, students place containers in order by increasing capacity. Young scholars discuss how the tallest container doesn't necessarily hold the largest amount.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Can You Measure This?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work in small groups to complete a number of investigations in which they have to use measurement. They determine the fractional part of the newspaper that is used for news, sports, etc. They compare their height to their...
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Interactive3:20
Scholastic

Study Jams! Volume

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians may solve for cubic units but do they know what that is? This video does a great job of visually explaining not only how to find cubic volume, but what it means in relatable terms. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure Me!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use nonstandard concrete methods to estimate and record measurements of their body.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Measurement Man

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the measurements of capacity by constructing a creative project in the shape of a man. The man has body parts that represent different units of measurement and can be used to make conversions. This is highly concrete and...