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Customary and Metric Measurements - 2

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  • Dinosaurs Measure Up - You can learn things you never knew about dinosaurs in Creature Feature. Look at online pictures of three different kinds of dinosaurs and answer questions involving metric measurement.
  • Marine Measurement - After students have been introduced to metric measures of length, capacity, and mass, bring them to Two Oceans Aquarium Exhibits, where they can practice renaming metric units.
  • Math Matching - Customary Measures - Students match the equivalent customary measures.
  • Math Matching - Metric - Students find matching equivalent metric measures.
  • Measurement Man - Students will learn/recognize the relationship between liquid measurements as they create a "Measurement Man".
  • Sporting Sizes - This activity provides measurement facts about popular sporting equipment that students can use to practice their estimating skills.

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