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Worksheet
Northwest High School Science

Metric Conversion: Stair-Step Method

For Students 6th - 12th
Elevate young scientists' skills with unit conversion using the stair-step method. Detailed instructions and a neat stair-step diagram are on the first page. Four pages of practice problems follow, mostly with real-world applications....
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Math Mammoth

Customary and Metric Measurement

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Through a series of worksheets, mathematicians practice with various concepts of measurement. Conveniently, the 6 pages are easily broken up for individual assignments, and seem to progress in difficulty. Math concepts include drawing...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Customary Units of Length

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
See if your mathematicians can go from miles to yards to feet and back again with unit conversions. This video introduces the topic of the customary units of length and common equivalents. The main rule is to multiply when making...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Voting for Three, Variation 1

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This is an opportunity for young mathematicians to apply reasoning to solve real-world problems with ratios. Even though there are three candidates for class president, learners will only consider two at a time, making the first problem...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Currency Exchange

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Take your class on a North American adventure with a currency conversion problem. Pupils are asked to change US dollars into Canadian dollars and then to Mexican pesos. The commentary includes two solutions, converting by unit rates and...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Dana's House

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Your class is to find the percent of the lot that is not covered by a house. Make sure your pupils understand the problems before they begin. The lot is the whole of the percent problem and the house is the part. The exercise is good...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Comparing Years

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Who knew that the Egyptian, Julian, and Gregorian year were different lengths? Your mathematicians will! They will have to calculate the difference between the years in seconds and find the percent change. Using dimensional analysis,...
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Lesson Plan
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics: Tire and Wheel Assemblies

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Is bigger really better? By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to apply formulas for computing the diameter of tires and wheel assemblies. Begin by showing a slide presentation that will review definitions for radius and...
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Assessment
Curated OER

Take-Home Midterm Exam #3, Part A

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Let your physics learners take this electromagnetic radiation exam home to show what they know. You could also use it in class or assign it as a review. The content covers concepts pertaining to color, wavelength, frequency, refraction,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Solar System - Comparing Planetary Travel Distances

For Teachers 7th - 8th
NASA presents a mini-unit on distances in our solar system. It incorporates scientific concepts of gravity, mass, density, and payload while your aspiring astronauts also employ mathematics skills. They calculate speed, they determine...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Simple Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the concept of measurement as it relates to equivalencies. They complete simple conversions using visual models of measurement units, and  record their answers in a two-column table.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area and Volume Metric Conversions - Grade Seven

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate unit conversion.  In this unit conversion lesson, students will build models of square and cubic centimeters using grid paper and generate formula tables for converting units of area and volume.  The tables will be...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Converting Square Units

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Jada has a rectangle board that is measured in inches. Young learners confirm their understanding of converting inches to feet. Then they find the area in square feet. Jada thinks she has a short-cut to convert inches square to square...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Data Transfer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A question to ask your class is, How fast is your Internet? That depends on the data transfer rate (DTR), which is the unit rate used in this activity. Math students will calculate how long it takes to download a music file and a video...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Computing Volume Progression 3

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Learners are given a volume of a rectangular tank and are asked to find the water height. Because the total volume of the tank is given in liters, your geometers will need to use a unit ratio to convert to centimeters cubed. The exercise...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Floor Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A multi-step problem has learners finding the actual area based on a scale drawing and then converting units at the end. Two different solution choices are listed depending on the preference on which step to start first. Both methods can...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit Conversions for the Gas Laws

For Students 9th - 12th
In this gas laws worksheet, students practice converting temperature measurements between Celsius and Kelvin and convert pressure into different units of measure. This worksheet has 18 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Ice Cream

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of making ice cream. In this ice cream lesson, students convert an ice cream recipe from metric units to English units. Students then make ice cream from the recipe they converted.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit Conversion 2

For Students 9th - 12th
In this unit conversion learning exercise, students solve 10 problems using conversion factors to find their answers. They express their answers using scientific notation with the proper number of significant figures.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Converting among Metric Units

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students convert twelve metric measurements using conversion factors to show their work.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unit Conversion in Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Hopefully by the time high schoolers are enrolled in your chemistry class, they are skilled with unit conversion. It does not hurt, however, to take an hour early in the school year to review this vital skill. This plan simply provides a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Conversion Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this unit conversion instructional activity, students use the factor label method to convert 10 measurements from one unit to another. They fill in the blanks with the missing conversion ratios.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Metric weight conversion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this online math instructional activity, learners practice making conversions between a variety of metric weight values. When complete, students submit their answers and get instant feedback regarding their accuracy.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Time Conversions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this online math activity, students make conversions between days, weeks, hours, minutes and seconds. When complete, students submit their answers and get instant feedback regarding their accuracy.