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Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars experiment with recycling paper. In this paper recycling lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they dissolve newspaper in water and cornstarch to make new pieces of paper. They add color or flowers to the new...
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Are U Nuts?

For Students 8th - 10th
In this conversion worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they convert from one unit of measurement to another using a given table with conversion factors.
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How do You Stack Up? Revisited

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students estimate the thickness of coins. In this stack up lesson, students stack pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. They calculate and record the thickness of each coin. Students stack coins and estimate the height of the stack.
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Measuring for Cookies

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the concept of baking cookies. In this baking cookies lesson, students work in groups to correctly make a batch of cookies. Students must convert measurements in order to determine the correct amount of ingredients...
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The Smallest Metric Measurements

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing metric measurements worksheet, students read groups of three measurements and identify the one that is the smallest. Students solve 15 problems.
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Units of Measure

For Students 7th - 8th
In this units of measure worksheet, students mentally convert measured units within the metric system. This three-page worksheet contains two-pages. Answers are provided beside each question.
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Can You Measure Up!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate standards of measurement and metric units using a game to show the importance of standards of measurements. In this measuring lesson plan, 7th graders are grouped together and each group represents a foreign...
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Calorie Connection

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students calculate the calories in a Brazil nut and the calories needed for daily intake. In this calories lesson plan, students use calorimetry to measure the change in water temperature heated by the burning of a Brazil nut. They also...
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Metric System Notes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system worksheet, students complete notes on measurements used in the metric system, the metric system prefixes and estimates of measurements of length in centimeters.
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Metric Measurements

For Students 6th - 8th
In this metric measurement worksheet, learners are given 6 pictures and they indicate the most reasonable unit of measurement for each item. They are given 10 metric measurements and they indicate the name of the unit of measurement and...
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Metric Conversions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric conversions worksheet, students solve 31 problems by converting from one unit of measurement in the metric system to another unit of measurement in the metric system.
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Metric Measurement

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this measuring lengths using metric rulers learning exercise, students measure in centimeters and convert the measurement to meters. Students solve 5 problems.
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Characteristics of Matter

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students study matter. In this science lesson plan, students examine the relationships among gravity, weight, and mass, the metric measurement of distance and volume, and density and its application to physical properties.
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Writing Meters, Liters and Grams

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system conversion worksheet, students are given directions for converting from one metric unit to another by moving the decimal to the left or right the proper number of places. Students convert 36 measurements by moving...
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Measure the Line

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this measuring the lines worksheet, students use a centimeter ruler to find the metric measurements of length. Students solve 5 problems.
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Metrics

For Students 8th - 10th
In this metric worksheet, students read about the metric system and British system of measurement. They answer 58 questions about the metric system and convert from one unit of measurement to another.
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Matter and Energy-Metric Units and Prefixes

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric system worksheet, students are given ten sets of measurements with metric units and they are to place each set of measurements in the proper order from the largest to the smallest based on the unit.
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Converting among Metric Units

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric conversion worksheet, learners convert twelve metric measurements using conversion factors to show their work.
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Measurement Worksheet

For Teachers 8th - 10th
For this measurement worksheet, learners fill in a chart with the proper SI units, measurements and symbols. They also practice converting from one metric unit to another. They express numbers in scientific notation.
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Metric Mania-English to Metric Conversions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this unit conversions worksheet, students convert from the English system of measurement to the metric system and from the metric system to the English system.
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Metric Mania-Mass

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric system activity, students convert from the English system of measurement for mass to the metric system of measurement. They also convert measurements of mass within the metric system and explain how to measure an object...
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Metric Mania

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system worksheet, students convert from English units of measurements to metric units of measurements for length. They also convert length within the metric system.
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Units of Length

For Students 7th - 10th
In this length instructional activity, students convert measurements of length from one metric unit to another. They measure line segments, indicate their measurements and read a metric ruler.
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Math Skills: Conversions

For Students 8th - 10th
In this conversions worksheet, students use metric unit conversions to solve fifteen word problems that involve converting from one unit to another.