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Do you measure up?

Students learn the basics of the metric system. They identify which units of measurement are used to measure specific objects, and they learn to convert between units within the same system. Illuminations provides activity sheet and detailed instructions... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Drop by drop

In this lesson, the third of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Magnificent Measurement,” students recognize and use the attributes of volume. They engage in activities that promote understanding of how to measure volume using standard... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Estimating volume by counting on Frank

In this lesson, one of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Mathematics and Children's Literature,” students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children's literature. They listen to the... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Estimation and measurement

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students are introduced to the concept of units of measurement. Students will first measure with the idea of units in mind and then be challenged to consider why it is important to have standardized units of measurement.... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Finding perimeter and area

Students develop strategies for finding the perimeter and area for rectangles and triangles using geoboards and graph paper. They also learn how measurement is a critical component in planning a clubhouse design. Illuminations provides and activity sheet... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Get the turtle to the pond

This lesson from Illuminations provides opportunities for creative problem solving while encouraging young students to estimate length and angle measure. Students are asked to enter a sequence of LOGO commands to help the turtle get to the pond. Children... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Helping ladybug hide with arrows and angles

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Going Places: Measuring and Mapping,” students use a Java applet to hide a ladybug under a leaf. This requires experimentation, planning, and understanding of spatial relationships... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

The highways or the byways: Mapping routes in North Carolina

In this lesson for seventh through ninth grade social studies and mathematics, students will use mathematical skills to choose the best routes for traveling around North Carolina. Students use internet resources for determining and plotting distance and ratio... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7–9 Mathematics and Social Studies)

Provided by: UNC Libraries

How big is your heart?

In this lesson, the first of a five-part series from Illuminations titled “The Beat of Your Heart,” students explore the size of their hearts. They do this by measuring the length, width, and circumference of their fists and relating this to... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

How long? How wide? How tall? How deep?

In this lesson, students will use historical nonstandard units to estimate the lengths of common objects and then measure using modern standard units. They will discover the usefulness of standardized measurement units and tools. Illuminations provides... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

How many steps?

In this lesson, students participate in activities in which they focus on the uses of numbers. The activities use the theme of games to develop concepts of measurement and statistics. Students are asked to measure distances using standard and nonstandard... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

In your shadow

Students extend their knowledge of proportions to solving problems dealing with similarity. They measure the heights and shadows of familiar objects and use indirect measurement to find the heights of things that are much bigger in size, such as a flagpole,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Inch by inch

Students use rulers to represent various fractions as lengths in this lesson. Once students demonstrate understanding that a fraction can be represented as part of a linear region, they describe part of a linear region using fractions and measure fractional... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Journey in Time

Time to teach time? Check out these lessons and information for teachers about the history of time, seasons, and Foucault's pendulum. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Franklin Institute

K-12 Statistics Page

Innovative, standards-based, technology-intensive mathematics and science instruction at the K-16 levels. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ladybug lengths

This lesson captures students' interests, provides an introduction to and practice with the measurable attributes of length, and assesses student knowledge. This experience focuses student attention on the attributes of length and gives students the opportunity... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Learning to measure with ladybug

This lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Going Places: Measuring and Mapping,” focuses on geometric concepts, location, navigation, direction, spatial relationships and measurement concepts, using nonstandard units to measure... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Mathematics and Science)

Provided by: Illuminations

The length of my feet

This lesson, the first of a five-part unit from Illuminations titled “Magnificent Measurement,” focuses students' attention on the attributes of length and develops their knowledge of and skill in using nonstandard units of measurement. It... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Look at those leaves!

This Science NetLinks lesson begins with students observing leaves in a hands-on activity. As they observe attributes, they will group the leaves and consider any patterns they see emerge. In the second part of this lesson, students will become more familiar... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Maintaining the balance

In this lesson for grades 3 and 4, one of a four-part unit from Illuminations titled “Exploration of a Balance,” students participate in activities in which they focus on patterns and relations that can be developed from the exploration of balance,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations