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Elementary measurement cultural activities for Microsoft Word

Everybody Cooks: Recipe Unit by Beverly Nelson

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Beverly Nelson Goal: Students will publish a 6-10 page recipe card book or an 81/2x 11 printed recipe books. This is easily used by 3rd - 7th graders. Objectives: • Students will read realistic fiction books and non-fiction books about cooking and food from their own and other cultures. • Students will discuss how the recipes are similar and different to build appreciation for all cultural food traditions. • Students will identify the non-fiction text features found in each book. • Students

Subjects:

Cooking, Life Skills, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

4.MD.A.1

Fun with Metrics and Other Conversions

Created by

Mary Ellen Page

Using cultural diversity throughout, students learn to convert various Metric concepts to the American system and vice versa: distance, foreign currency, liquid and dry measurements, temperatures, feet, inches, and centimeters. Each activity relates to a different country on the Metric System. Each exercise begins with a formula and an example to show students how to make the conversion. All anwer keys are included.

Subjects:

Math, Measurement

Grades:

5th - 11th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

Scaling Ingredients!

Created by

Natalie's Math and More

Kid will choose any recipe of their choice and explain why they picked it. They will list the ingredients in the table, scale them and then answer questions on the back. Good for the end of the year or Christmas party because you can invite the students to bring in their recipes if they choose to! Also great for cultural awareness and appreciation.

Subjects:

Cooking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Cultural Activities

Bible Story STEM - Tower of Babel

Created by

Diane Meister

It is so enlightening to blend literature and STEM. These activities are designed to connect real-world STEM ideas with well-known Bible stories to guide students to a greater understanding of our world. This product includes a link to a video of the Bible Story. It includes a STEM Challenge, Let's Build a Tower with questions and extensions.

Subjects:

Engineering, Informational Text, Measurement

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson, Centers

Aboriginal Six Season Calendar Template

Created by

VeryBerryMerry

The six season Noongar calendar. This is a blank template that each student can fill in, add Noongar symbols and art work. You can print this in A4. A wonderful resource for NAIDOC week and beyond. The first inhabitants of Australia's South West were the Aboriginal people, believed to have had a connection with the land for almost 50,000 years. Conservationists by nature, they were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers who followed a six season calendar, still used by Aboriginal people today. The six se

Subjects:

Australian History, Measurement, Visual Arts

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Cultural Activities

Mummify a Hot Dog

Created by

Kati Searcy

Great activity to include with a study of ancient civilizations. Students place "Frank" in Natron (baking soda and salt) and within weeks Frank is "mummified." Step by step directions with photos. Student worksheet to record observations. Math, Science, and Social Studies - all in one activity. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Ancient History, General Science, Measurement

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Cultural Activities