This lesson will explore the need for standard measurement tools. It will engage the young scholars and promote critical thinking and reasoning. This is a lead in lesson to conversions. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama...

This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.

This site allows you to type in an area of measurement you want to be converted. The site converts it for you!

What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...

Use this chart to easily identify conversions using square measurements, cubic measurements, and linear measurements.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart converted from Power Point to show the metric conversions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students practice their understanding of metric and imperial conversions with various assessment activities.

This site gives information on the metric system, as well as abbreviations for metric conversion.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides practice opportunities and instruction for several types of measurement.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about making conversions between different types of units by negotiating with a trader at the crossroads. Practice exchanges with different measurement and currency systems in a simulation....

Students are introduced to the nano-size length scale as they make measurements and calculate unit conversions. They measure common objects and convert their units to nanometers, giving them a simple reference frame for understanding the...

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Perform unit conversions in both SI and English units, Explain the most common prefixes of SI units, and be able to write them in scientific notation.

Students learn about how a device made with dye from a plant, specifically cherries, blackberries, raspberries and/or black currents, can be used to convert light energy into electrical energy. They do this by building their own organic...

This site allows you to type in various lengths you want to covert. For example, if you want to find out how many feet there are in 10 meters, you can submit that information and get the answer.

This activity is designed to give students an easy way to convert one metric measurement to another rather than the traditional fraction approach. Students will learn common metric prefixes, kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, and milli and...

Students calculate the viscosity of various household fluids by measuring the amount of time it takes marble or steel balls to fall given distances through the liquids. They experience what viscosity means, and also practice using...

This page explains the relation between liters and milliliters and the conversion between these units. Included are solved examples and interactive problems for review.

Solve word problems that involve converting between metric measures of distance, volume, and mass, as well as measures of time. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...

Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking and for container labeling. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters. Also explains the differences between British and American...

Practice metric length, volume, and mass problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for discussion regarding use of metric system and conversions in chemistry. Includes links to websites for further discussion, to a Power Point Slideshow for teaching conversion, to a...

An investigation for the animal lovers that focuses on measurement conversion, data analysis, and calculating growth rates.

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Use this converter to find equivalent units for a measure. You can convert measures for area, length, weight, temperature, and volume.