Students will use different terms of measurements to measure dimensions of their apples. Students will use 5 senses to describe their apples.

Students work in small groups to build one 1m by 1m squares using newspaper. The groups combine to construct a cube. The students then fill the cubes with base 10 cubes, longs and flats.

Students create models of objects of their choice, giving them skills and practice in techniques used by professionals. They make sketches as they build their objects. This activity facilitates a discussion on models and their usefulness.

Students build miniature model cities using sugar, bouillon and gelatin cubes. The cities are put through simulated earthquakes to see which cube structures withstand the shaking movements the best.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Matt and Inez have to choose a cage for Spout the Whale. The cages they find in a store come in different sizes and Matt and Inez are not sure of Spout?s exact size. They use estimation and non-standard measurements to estimate Spout's size and select the best cage. Teaching tips are also provided that discuss frame, focus and follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.

Lesson plan using a Cyberchase activity where students learn about body matches, measuring one part of the body using another body part. They learn about non-standard measures and relative measurement. This activity is motivated by a Cyberchase episode in which the CyberSquad must act as crime scene experts to find out who kidnapped Chewcrocca, a giant cybercrocodile.

This lesson is Day 1 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

This 3rd grade video lesson introduces the U.S. customary measurements for length: inches, feet, and yards. In this lesson, students will learn benchmarks (visuals) for measuring in inches, feet and yards when they don't have standard measurement tools available.

This lesson is Day 1 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

This lesson focuses on measuring lengths to the nearest fourth of a inch, and discusses when it's necessary to find a precise measurement versus an estimate.

This lesson is Day 3 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

This video lesson explores the use of appropriate units for measuring length. Additionally, students will be asked to solve single-step problems involving lengths of distances. No materials are needed for this lesson.

This lesson is Day 5 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

In this video lesson, students learn the difference between weight and capacity as they observe a cookie recipe being made. No materials are needed for this lesson.

Students use simple materials to design an open spectrograph so they can calculate the angle light is bent when it passes through a holographic diffraction grating. A holographic diffraction grating acts like a prism, showing the visual components of light. After finding the desired angles, students use what they have learned to design their own spectrograph enclosure.

Students work with a partner to cut out different sized open boxes and fill each box with cubes to find the volume.

Students measure the length of a gummy worm with a ruler. Students stretch the gummy worm as far as he/she can and measure the stretched gummy worm. Students identify the difference in length between the original and stretched gummy worm and record their findings.

In this assessment task students are told they are wrapping a present and need to measure ribbon to see how long it is. Students will use different items to measure the length of the ribbon. Students will then write to explain how they used the object to measure the ribbon. An assessment task sheet and a rubric are provided.

With this assessment task, students solve a measurement problem involving differences of lengths.

With this assessment task, students compare their foot to that of a giant and find the difference in lengths.

In this assessment task, students use straws to measure. Students are to find two objects around the room that measure shorter or longer than their straw. They are to draw that object and write the name of the object on the worksheet. If the drawing is unclear the teacher should ask the student to name the object. An assessment sheet and rubric are provided.

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca is getting ready to run in a race on a 200 meter track. She notices that the starting positions in the six lanes are at different points along the track. She believes this is unfair and sets out to measure the distance between the starting point and the finish line in both the outside and the inside lanes. Teaching tips are also provided that discuss frame, focus and follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.

Lesson plan where students are asked to consider how to draw a perfect circle, and learn to do so using a line segment called a radius. They also learn to fold a circle in two directions symmetrically to find its center. This activity is motivated by a CYBERCHASE episode in which the CyberSquad set out to rescue a magic ring from Hacker and deposit it in a safe place.