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Handout
McGraw Hill

The Units of the English System

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Go from feet to inches to yards and back again with this notes and learning exercise combo resource. Several pages of examples regarding unit conversion of the English system are given, followed by different pages of problems. There is a...
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Worksheet
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Metric Units of Capacity - Practice 12.8

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
You will appreciate a useful worksheet for grasping an understanding of liquid volume and practicing metric unit conversions. All of the problems involve liters and milliliters, so the conversions are very elementary. Neat drawings of...
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Multiples of Units (14-16)

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Most mnemonics for remembering the metric system only include seven words. Scholars need to know a few more to complete the included puzzles. They match the prefix to the meaning, symbol, and multiple in a series of four increasingly...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Skills: Conversions

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

Conversions and Rates

For Students 6th - 8th
In this conversions and rates learning exercise, students solve 10 different word problems that include using metric conversions and rates to solve each problem. First, they determine the number of milliliters needed for the correct...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Complete the Unit Conversions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this metric units of length conversion practice worksheet, students solve 20 problems. A metric units of length conversion chart is provided on the worksheet.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

How to Host a Metric Field Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Celebrate National Metric Week with a fun-filled field day where learners actively apply the metric system.
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PPT
Normal Community High School

Scientific Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils learn everything from how to take scientific measurements, to accuracy/precision, to density and a plethora of topics from a presentation on the metric system.
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Metric and Imperial Measures

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
After watching a brief video on making metric conversions to standard units, pupils complete tables to describe certain items with the appropriate unit of measurement. Then, they convert liters to millimeters, millimeters to centimeters,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Medicine

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students solve real-world problems related to medical careers. They use graphical representations as part of the problem-solving process and work with fractions, decimals, exponents, and metric measurement. A demonstration is included to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Standard Metric Units-Length

For Students 4th - 6th
For this metric conversion worksheet, learners convert smaller units of length to a greater unit of length. There are nine questions to complete with available space to show work.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Conversions: Metrics Made Easy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students convert standard units of measurement to metric units using tape measures, meter sticks, rulers, and online conversion calculators.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metric Cookies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders convert English to Metric units.  In this converting English to Metric units lesson, 6th graders convert a cookie recipe in English units to Metric units.  Students write a letter to a pen pal in England where they convert...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metrics

For Students 7th - 12th
In this metrics worksheet, students read information about the metric system. Students review the concepts of prefixes, conversion ratios, and the decimal system. This worksheet has 17 matching, 31 fill in the blank, and 8 word problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cooking Up Something Good

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe, and how to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Convert A Larger Metric Unit To A Smaller One

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students solve 12 problems in which larger metric units are converted to smaller ones. Included are metric conversions of length and weight. No examples are provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Smallest Metric Measurements

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric measurement instructional activity, students solve 15 problems in which three metric measurements in a series are analyzed. Students circle the smallest metric measurement in each problem.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using a Metric Ruler

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore measuring with metric rulers. In this math lesson, students measure two-dimensional objects using metric units.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Messing with metrics

For Students 6th - 10th
In this metric units worksheet, students complete problems asking which kind of metric unit is appropriate to use for certain situations. Students complete 12 multiple choice questions and 8 conversion problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Mania

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system worksheet, students convert measurements of volume from the English system of measurement to the metric system. They also convert within the metric system and answer questions about volume measurements.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Convert Metric and Standard Units of Length

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this completing the unit conversions of length worksheet, students convert customary units of inches, feet, and yards, and metric units of millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers. Students solve 20 problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measuring Activities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students measure using both metric and standard measures. They convert from one standard to the next while measuring distances in their home or classroom.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Measurement Conversion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this metric measurement conversions worksheet, students write equivalent measures for a set of 21 metric measurements. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Don't Flip Out Over the Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students identify the most appropriate metric prefix to use. They describe the usefulness of a system based on tens. Students compare the metric system to the American system of measurement. They develop a metric flip book to use a...