Here is a good activity which invites learners to practice measurement using standard and nonstandard measuring tools. In this measurement activity, learners work with length, width, height, and area. They use standard and nonstandard...

Students investigate the concepts of area and perimeter with the use of chocolate bars. They calculate the perimeter and area of different size rectangle chocolate bars and record the statistics. Then students make a visual comparison...

Second graders review measurements in inches and practice measuring different objects. As a class, they estimate various objects in their classroom and compare their estimation to the actual measurement. To end the lesson, they complete...

Students, using a list made up of things from around the room; estimate the distance of one of the items on the list with one unit, record their prediction, and then actually measure items with non-standard measuring devise.

Second graders explore dinosaurs and identify them by their size. They compare the dinosaurs with objects around the school or on the playground. Students predict which dinosaurs are the largest and then measure the length of dinosaurs.

Primary learners participate in activities that help them explain how different things are measured. They create their own access number chart.

Learners use the 50 States Quarter Reversal as a context of learning a curriculum concept based from the state of Utah. They research the concepts of cause and effect. Also, they use customary units of measurement to find length and...

Measure a tree? Yes, measure a tree! Students get outside and measure a tree's trunk, crown, and height. Each group compares their answers to determine if any re-measuring is necessary. Once back in the classroom, students make bar...

This capacity PowerPoint allows students to experiment with capacity measurements. The slides contain several directions on how to measure cups of water and pour them into different sized containers. This PowerPoint enables students to...

Second graders understand and practice the property of transivity in this presentation. The slides contain the definition of the property of transitivity, along with several examples. The final few slides allow students to practice...

In this algebra worksheet, students discover properties of squares while making squares with a Geoboard. There are two charts to complete and 15 questions.

In this parallelogram worksheet, students examine the lengths of the sides of a quadrilateral.  They identify parallelograms.  This one-page worksheet contains 13 multiple-choice problems.  This online worksheet provides...

In this quadrilateral worksheet, high schoolers determine the measures of angles and their side lengths of a rectangle. There are 15 questions with multiple parts.

First graders examine measurement. In this measurement lesson, 1st graders practice using nonstandard units to help in measuring objects. Students listen to How Big is a Foot and complete an activity using unifix cubes to measure line...

Fifth graders measure how long it takes to make cookies. In this measuring time lesson, 5th graders explore how to manage time. Students decide when to start making breakfast on time, how to calculate playing time into their lunch time,...

Students estimate measurements in real world problem situations. In this estimation instructional activity, students read the book Pancakes, Pancakes and estimate how many cups equal a pint, quart, and gallon. Students test their...

In this weight worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the different weights of different items involving fraction problems. Students complete 7 problems.

Students explore using descriptive words to describe physical appearance. In this appearance lesson, students look at pumpkins and discuss how there is not a perfect pumpkin. Students also hypothesize about what the perfect pumpkin's...

In this volume worksheet, students calculate the volume by finding out how many units each figure has. Students complete 4 problems where they find the volume.

Students collect and analyze data on a fictional cereal company's products. In this measurement instructional activity, students collect data from cereal boxes (weight, volume, surface area, etc.) to determine if the boxes labels...

For this measuring time worksheet, students learn how to measure elapsed time by adding and subtracting time. Students solve 14 problems to compute how much time there is between two times.

Students measure different parts of the human body. For this measurement lesson, students work in pairs to take measurements of human measurements which include: arm span, height, foot length, and wrist to longest finger. They also...

Students measure and write specific metric distances. In this archaeology lesson, students are given specific artifact locations on a map and measure the distance using millimeters.

Learners measure stuffed animals with various materials such as dog biscuits, paper clips, and yarn. In this measurement lesson plan, students measure the stuffed animals, and understand the concept of long and short and big and little.