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ACTIVITY A

Measurement

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Converting Units
This interactive can help users solve or create unit conversion problems involving time, length, are, volume, or weight.

How Many?
(Russ Rowlett, Director, Center for Mathematics and Science Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
A dictionary of units measurement, this site can also help users convert from customary to metric, as well as look at other measures, including the stimp rating for golf greens.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Fill and Pour
This manipulative allows users to experiment in finding a set amount of fluid using only two containers. This version of an all-time favorite puzzle helps users think about relationships and measurement. A special feature provides teachers and students with explanations and suggestions for use.

Area

NCTM - Comparing Area and Perimeter
An applet on this page allows students resize two-dimensional rectangles, exploring the relationship between perimeter and area. The applet appears as part of a suggested activity; it can also be used as a stand-alone resource. A similar applet is linked form this page. It explores perimeter, area, and volume of three-dimensional figures.

Funbrain.com - Shape Surveyor
This online game helps students practice finding the area and perimeter of a rectangle. Correct answers are rewarded with a piece of an archeological puzzle.

NCTM - Area of Irregular Shapes
Being a complete chocoholic, which of the irregularly-shaped cookies would you rather eat? This activity helps you uncover the answer, using sound mathematics and common sense. The activity is part of Figure This!, a collection of 80 online mathematical challenges emphasizing real-world uses of mathematics.

NCTM - Finding Area Using Geometric Shapes
Who sees more: the driver of a car or the driver of a truck? This activity, part of the Figure This! collection, challenges students to use areas of geometric shapes to compare the areas cleaned by different designs of windshield wipers.

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