The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...

This site has a detailed step-by-step instruction of how to convert units of measurement. Multiplying by 1 is explained as are compound units, and finding conversion factors. The discussion is slowed down for students who may have missed...

Peruse a collection of lesson plans, resources and FAQ's about measurement at every grade level.

Students use three tracks marked on the floor, one in yards, one in feet and one in inches. As they start and stop a robot specific distances on a "runway," they can easily determine the equivalent measurements in other units by looking...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert customary units of measure by multiplying when converting from large units to small units.

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A comprehensive guide for learning all about capacity with definitions, units of measurements, conversion, solved examples, and practice questions.

A slideshow featuring the various methods of measurement. Identify and understand unit conversion on systems of measurement.

This site offers free multiple choice quizzes for mastering measurement conversions. Metric and customary systems are both included.

This learning exercise is designed for Grade 7 learners. The students are expected to: i. understand both metric and customary systems of measurement ii. understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use unit analysis to convert measurements.

A comprehensive guide for learning all about measuring weight with definitions, units of measurement, and conversion.

Using inquiry-based learning, students work in groups to devise metric conversion factors after analyzing example calculations. By finding inaccuracies in the problems given, students zero in on the correct methods of doing conversions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among metric units of measure using powers of 10.

This StudyCards stack enables students to review and practice using the metric system of measurement.

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...

Instructional module focusing on the importance of unit conversion in science. Discussion includes unit consistency and dimensional analysis. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of measuring time. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button and...

This online quiz is multiple choice and consists of ten questions, some of which are word problems. The quiz concentrates on unit measurements and conversions, abbreviations, and angle measurements with the use of a protractor, and a...

Very complete chart of conversion factors for English to SI (metric) unit measurements and SI (metric) to English unit measurements. Includes length, area, volume, mass, temperature, illumination, and force & mass (stress).

By the end of this section, you will be able to associate physical quantities with their International System of Units (SI) and perform conversions among SI units using scientific notation; relate measurement uncertainty to significant...

Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed and provides tables of unit conversions within the metric system, within the Imperial system, and between the two systems.

Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...

Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.