Online Resources

Tools

A Math Dictionary for Kids — Is interactive
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

Convert It
http://www.image-ination.com/test_maker/convert.html

Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/

Measurement Resources (Hotlist)
http://mathforum.org/paths/measurement/e.measlessons.html

Measurement Worksheets (English and metric)
http://www.edhelper.com/measurement.htm

Pi Day — Gives activities you can do on March 14 — which is 3.14
http://mam2000.mathforum.org/t2t/faq/faq.pi.html

The Pythagorean Theorem — An interactive lesson that helps students discover the theorem on their own.
http://www.arcytech.org/java/pythagoras/index.html

The World of Measurement — Length, mass, temperature, time and volume
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/measurement/

Measurement Games — Online

AOL: Measurement (K-2) — Need Active-X on your computer
http://www.aolatschool.com/junior/math/measurement

Apples4theTeacher — Elementary and Pre-School online activities
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html#measurementgames

Count On It — One game to measure temperature
http://www.gpb.org/public/education/countonit/index.jsp?pcode=s2-measure

Cyberchase Star Gazing — Measures angles
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/anglemeasurement/anglemeasurement.html

Cyberchase Whacky Rulers
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/measurement/index.html

Fun Brain: Measure It
http://www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html

Home School Online Math Games — Time, money, measuring and geometry
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_elementary_online.php

Interactive Math Games and Activities — For primary students or for review
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm#Measure

Measure — Metric and standard measurement
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm#Measure

Measurement Games — Measure of length, width and time
http://www.gamequarium.com/measurement.html

Measurement Games — Metric and standard linear measures
http://www.softschools.com/mathg.jsp

Measurement Topics — Online practice in time, metric system, mass, length, volume and temperature conversion
http://www.321know.com/mea.htm#topic50

Quia: Customary Measurement
http://www.quia.com/jg/65838.html

Quia: Metric Measurement
http://www.quia.com/custom/4177main.html

Area and Perimeter
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Area_Perimeter/index.html

Metric and Customary Measurement
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Metric_CustomaryUnits/index.html

Circles and Angles
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Metric_CustomaryUnits/index.html

Time
http://countdown.luc.edu/NCTM_cat/Measurement/Time/index.html

The Ruler Game — Learn to read a ruler using standard measures
http://www.rsinnovative.com/rulergame/index.html

Can Your Boat Float?

Buoyancy
http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node67.html

Density
http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=37

Why Boats Float and Elephants Sink
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/Experiments/floating.htm

Corn

Story of Corn
http://www.campsilos.org/mod3/index.shtml

History of Measurement

History of Measurement
http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/CS255/JONIEMI/metricsystem.html

History of Measurement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_measurement

A History of Measurement and Metrics
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/WEIGHTSandMEASURES/MetricHistory.html

Lesson Plans

Illuminations (NCTM) Measurement
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=U77

Sailing

Dragon Fly TV Sailing Game — Use the wind to move your boat.
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_sailing.html

Sailboat — Information about different types of sail boats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailboat

Sailboat Terminology
http://www.sailfree.com/Terminology/terminol.htm