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Nelson Education Ltd. > Higher Education > Making Math Meaningful to Canadian Students, K-8 > Student Resources > Links > Chapter 16

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Chapter 16: Measuring Capacity, Volume, Mass, Time, and Angle

Mass Units
http://www.harcourtschool.com/elab/act_4_25.html
Users use the relationship between grams and kilograms to solve mass puzzles using a virtual pan balance.

Measuring Capacity and Mass Puzzles
http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/measuring-puzzles-index.html
The user can explore a few puzzles that involve measurement of capacity and mass.

Measuring Time
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/
This link provides an opportunity for users to practise calculating the amount of time that passes between two readings on a clock.

Telling Time
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ClockWise/
Users have an opportunity to read the time off of an analog clock.

Measuring Volume
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/mathematics-lessonsresults.php?strand=Measurement
&unit=Volume%20and%20Capacity&grade=56

This links to a number of sites that allow users to explore aspects of volume and capacity. Sometimes Imperial units are used, but many activities are suitable for Canadian students.

Surface Area and Volume
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/
This links to an activity that allows students to practise the calculation of surface areas and volumes of prisms. One nice feature is the ability to view the prisms from different perspectives.

 

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