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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jumping Frogs

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a jumping frog out of construction paper, close pins and pipe cleaners. They predict how far they think their frog jump and then test it out to see how close or far away they were from their prediction.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lengths of Ladybugs

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about ladybugs. Using the test, they estimate which page shows the longest trip the ladybug made. They assemble their own ladybug book by following directions on a worksheet. They take measurements on each...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Skate Off: Final Round, Inez vs. Rimm

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad learns what happens to the area of a rectangle when the shape enclosed by the perimeter changes.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Far Does the Robot Go?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice their multiplication skills using robots with wheels built from LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kits. They brainstorm distance travelled by the robots without physically measuring distance and then apply their math skills to...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: British and Metric Conversions Interactives

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
The resource assesses students on British and metric conversions. There are tutorials on metric units, length, mass, volume, English units, symbols, and temperature. There is also an introduction and an interactive activity to test the...
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Website
Pennsylvania State University

Acoustics and Vibration Animations: Demonstrations: The Simple Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of graphics, downloadable animations and text describe and explain the motion of a pendulum. Some sections require an understanding of calculus.
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Unit Plan
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement & Data: Measuring Paths [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 2nd
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement and Data: Measuring Paths students will use different measuring materials different scenarios.
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Unit Plan
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement Data: Measure It Twice

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
K-5 Math Teaching Resources: 2nd Grade Measurement and Data: Measuring it twice using centimeters and inches.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Customary Units of Length

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure length in customary units.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding and Subtracting to Determine the Longest

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video [0:34] describes how to add and subtract measurements of length from a given word problem. The video is followed by practice problems covering the topics...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiple Object Length Comparison

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video calculates length of different objects and then compares the various lengths. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Customary Length

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on reading a customary ruler to the eighth of an inch (introduction to sixteenth of an inch). Conversion in the customary system is introduced using ratios and proportions.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Length

For Students Pre-K - 1st
length