Generate data and graph relationships concerning measurement of length, area, volume, weight, time, temperature, money, and information. 0606.3.4

Links verified on 7/9/2014

1. Artie Ounces Soda Jerk - interactive game to practice converting ounces to pints and quarts
2. Calculating Areas - five multiple choice questions
3. Capacity Worksheets - These printable measurement worksheets for measuring capacity or volume.  These worksheets use standard, customary units: gallons, quarts, pints, and
4. Finding the Mass of an Object - tutorial on using a triple-beam balance which includes questions to answer
5. Finding the Volume of an Object - tutorial on using a graduated cylinder which includes questions to answer
6. Graphing
   1. Bar Graph - Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values
   2. Collecting and Analyzing Data - multiple-choice quiz [5 problems]
   3. Data Interpretation Games - Numerous activities on using and interpreting data - Activities include bar, pie and line graphs, data collecting and much more
   4. Data Picking - students collect data, enter tally marks or numbers and then select which graph is appropriate
   5. Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car - students use tables, graphs, linear functions to solve a real-world problem
   6. Graphing Skills - What's the point? find the point on the grid
   7. The Hot Tub - This is a fun activity where students tell the story behind a graph and relate slope to rate of change.
   8. Interpreting Data - survey a small group by clicking on each of the children, turn the tally marks into two types of graphs and then go back and take a different survey
   9. Interpreting Data - multiple-choice quiz [5 problems]
   10. Interpreting Line Graphs - explore line graphs.
   11. Line Graph Review - explains the advantages and disadvantages of line graphs
   12. Overview of a Bar Graph by Nicole Carroll followed by a practice quiz
   13. Overview of a Line Graph by Nicole Carroll
   14. Using Graphs to Understand Data - multiple-choice quiz [5 problems]
   15. What Percentage of your Class is Right or Left Handed? - a data collection and analysis class experiment
7. How to Find the Volume of Basic 3-D Figures - step by step instructions
8. Kitchen Math - liquid measure
9. Kitchen Math - dry measure
10. Learning about Length, Perimeter, Area, and Volume of Similar Objects Using Interactive Figures - [NCTM lesson plan] This two-part example illustrates how students can learn about the length, perimeter, area, and volume of similar objects using dynamic figures
11. Measuring - [cross-curricular activity] a Science Skills worksheet
12. Measuring Volume - [worksheet] Estimate the volume each object can hold. Then find the actual amount that each container or one similar can hold.
13. Measuring Volume Worksheets - Use these printables to help students learn about measuring capacity, or volume, using metric units.  Skills include estimating capacity in milliliters and liters, as well as converting units.
14. Measuring With Maggie - An Introduction to US Standard Units, also known as "English Units" or "US Customary Units", at the bottom of the page you will find links to six questions about this topic
15. Platform Scales Addition - weigh several items and find the sum in hundredths of a gram or
16. Platform Scales Subtraction - weigh several items and find the difference in hundredths of a gram or
17. Shape Area and Volume Quiz - use a pen and paper to clearly work your way through the questions in the usual manner before entering your solutions
18. Side Length and Area of Similar Figures - [NCTM lesson plan] manipulate the side lengths of one of two similar rectangles and the scale factor to learn about how the side lengths, perimeters, and areas of the two rectangles are related
19. Side Length, Volume, and Surface Area of Similar Solids - [NCTM lesson plan] investigate how changing the lengths of the sides of a rectangular prism affects the volume and surface area of the prism
20. Teaching Measures - links to length, mass, or capacity activities and printables - good for using on an interactive whiteboard for a whole class activity or
21. Units of Measurement - length, mass, area, and volume measurements and conversion factors
22. United States Customary Units of Measure - Wikipedia entry
23. Using a Graduated Cylinder - a whole class activity for reading a scale, estimating and converting between units or
24. Using a Platform Scale - practice using scales like the one in a doctor's office, five Gregs will drop on the scale, waiting to be weighed, see how quickly you can weigh them or
25. Using a Ruler - a whole class activity for reading a ruler, estimating and converting between units or
26. Volume of Common Solids - a volume lesson from Math Guide
27. Weigh the Wangdoodles - Your job is to find the weight of each Wangdoodle using the information provided by the scales. To be successful, you will have to make sure that the weight you assign to each Wangdoodle works on each scale. This activity is a fun but challenging introduction to multiple algebraic equations.

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