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Measuring Rules
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In this math activity, learners create their own units of measurement by making noodle rulers. Learners practice estimating and measuring objects using the noodle rulers .
Pour Some: Measure Serving Size
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Make snack time into measuring time and learn to read Nutrition Facts labels. Try this when you’re using “pourable” foods, such as cereal, yoghurt, or juice.

Chocoberry Chillers: Volume for Thought
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In this Cyberchase activity, have fun measuring volumes and enjoy a delicious shake.

Fill it to Capacity
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In this math lesson, learners rotate through six estimating and measuring centers. First, learners read the book, "Room for Ripley" by Stuart J.

Lengths of Ladybugs
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In this math lesson, learners explore the concept of using units to measure length.

Digit's Cyber-Dough
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In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

Sweet Measurements
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners investigate how much sugar is in a soda. Learners use sugar cubes to measure and calculate the amount of sugar in a bottle of soda.

Serving Sizes
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In this nutrition and estimation activity (page 12 of PDF), learners estimate serving sizes of different foods and compare their estimates to serving size information provided on nutrition food labels
The Right Fit
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In this math activity, learners trace their hands and estimate the number of beans that can fit into their hand tracings. Then, learners glue the beans to the tracing to test out their estimations.

Electricity: Fruit Batteries
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In this activity, learners create a battery from fruit. This activity helps learners explore electricity, electrochemistry, and series circuits as well as the process of scientific inquiry.

Having a Gas with Cola
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In this activity, learners measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a carbonated drink.
Read the Label: Nutrition and Percentage
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This activity combines learning about nutrition, math of measurement and proportion, and healthy eating. Start by distributing food packages with Nutrition Facts labeled.

Fruity Electricity
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In this activity, Frankenstein's lab is running out of electricity! Learners use fruit to help Igor find a temporary source of energy to turn on a light.

Not Just A Bag Of Beans
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In this activity, learners count and measure kidney beans to explore natural selection and variation. Learners measure the length of 50-100 beans.

Explore Like a Scientist: Fruity Observations
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In this activity, learners use their senses to collect information about a fruit and record their findings in a Science Journal.

Buckets of Popcorn
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In this activity, learners develop an understanding of cylinders and volume as they compare two sizes of popcorn buckets.

pHun with Cabbage
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In this chemistry activity, learners will test the pH of various foods and household substances using cabbage.

Toast a Mole!
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In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

Be A Pasta Food Scientist
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In this activity, learners of all ages can become food scientists by experimenting with flour and water to make basic pasta.

Pennies for Pits
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In this math lesson, learners use fruit to learn about proportions and percentages. Learners compare the weights of the edible and non-edible portions of fruit.