7th Grade Measurement Skills
Prior Standards Implementation

The standards listed below have been replaced by a newer set of standards.

Please go to Current 7th Grade Math Standards for current resources.

Measurement
Determine the distance between two points on the x- or the y-axis in Quadrant I. 7.4.2
Convert from one unit to another within the same system. 7.4.3	Practice converting from one metric unit to another with this java applet (length, area, volume, mass, or time units )
Select units of appropriate size and type to measure angles, perimeter, area, surface area, and volume. 7.4.4	Alien Angles - estimate angles, without a protractor, ranging from 1-180 by dragging a movable line Banana Hunt -This game helps students practice the degrees of an angle Measure it - Practice using a ruler - inches and centimeters Perimeter of a Square - Calculate the perimeter of a square with given dimensions - instruction and review, practice, and a quiz & Perimeter of a Rectangle - Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with given dimensions - instruction and review, practice, and a quiz & Measurement Equivalents - Match game with standard equivalent measurements, such as pounds, ounces, pints, cups, etc. Perimeter Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the area and asked to calculate perimeters of the shapes. Spy Guys Interactive - Area and Perimeter - Lesson 12 Spy Guys Interactive - Relating Area and Perimeter - Lesson 13 Spy Guys Interactive - Surface Area of Prisms - Lesson 14 Spy Guys Interactive - Volume and Displacement - Lesson 15
Apply formulas to determine the areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and circles. 7.4.5	Animated Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem Area of an Irregular Rectangle - calculate the area of each figure given Calculating Areas - online quiz Challenge Exercises: Circumference & Area of a Circle Circle, Sphere & Cylinder Calculator Lesson on Perimeter of Polygons Measuring Around - find circumference, online quiz The Pythagorean Theorem, Distance Formula and Intro to Trigonometry - other practice activities
Estimate length, perimeter, circumference, area, and volume using a variety of strategies. 7.4.6	Animal Weigh-In - Do you know your kilograms from your pounds? Interactive game Area Explorer - Students are shown shapes on a grid after setting the perimeter and asked to calculate areas of the shapes. Areas and Squares - online quiz Calculate the Area of the Rectangle - from FunBrain Calculate the Perimeter of the Rectangle - from FunBrain Calculating Areas - online quiz Lesson on Perimeter of Polygons Measuring Around - find circumferences, online quiz Measuring Angles - online quiz with virtual protractor
Find or estimate area of irregular and complex shapes. 7.4.7
Solve problems involving scale factors using ratios and proportions. 7.4.8
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives	Measurement (Grades 6-8)
Review Help
Released Test & Others	Seventh Grade Math - Read each question and choose the best answer. Then mark the circle next to the letter for the answer you have chosen. ( from Texas ) FCAT Sample Test Book - [ 2008 ] sample questions and test taking tips FCAT Sample Answer Book - [ 2008 ] sample questions and test taking tips Texas end-of-year Math test 2003
FCAT Sample Test Book	The FCAT Sample Test Books are designed to help students become familiar with FCAT (Florida) by providing helpful hints and offering practice answering questions in different formats. Half of this document is math and half is reading.
Various Review Aids	Geometry Jeopardy - Topics covered: Polygons & Transformations, Circles, Symmetry, Lines & Angles, and Triangles & Congruency Junior High Math Interactives - includes interactive math activities, print activities, learning strategies, and videos that illustrate how math is used in everyday life. Math TV: Video Word Problems - [ Grades 5+ ] Math TV is a project whose goal is to help middle school students learn how to solve challenging word problems. Each of the nineteen math problems comes with step by step video solution, follow up problems, an online calculator, and sketch pad.

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