Topic of the Week: Measurement
Spotlight Site of the Week!
OnlineConversion.com
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions.
http://www.onlineconversion.com
Additional Sites:
- AAAMath: Measurement
Features basic measurement skills, unlimited interactive practice, and explanations and examples.
http://www.aaamath.com/mea.html - A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
An excellent 'A to Z of units' is available from this site run by Russ Rowlett at the University of North Carolina.
http://www.unc.edu/%7Erowlett/units/index.html - Measurement Lesson Plans
Features a collection of measurement lessons by grade level.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Mathematics/Measurement - Education World Lesson Planning Center: Measurement
Contains measurement lesson plans that have been written and submitted to Education World by teachers from all over the world.
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/math.shtml#measurement - Metric Mania Lessons
Includes lessons and labs on length, mass, volume, density, and temperature as well as conversions (metric to metric and metric to English). Students have many opportunities to use rulers, triple-beam balances, and other science equipment to learn how to use the metric system of measurements.
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/classmetric.html
Judi's Corner
This week features a new offering from EduHound:
EduHound Site Sets!
http://www.eduhound.com/site_sets.cfm
Concise collections of resources focused on specific topics. Presented in both online and pdf printable format.
Spotlight Class of the Week!
Mrs. Braden's Kindergarten Class
Palmetto Elementary School
Palmetto, Florida
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