Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Measuring Mania

For Teachers 6th
Conversion immersion — it's measuring mania! A set of four activities teaches scholars to convert between customary and metric units. Resource covers unit conversions in length, temperature, weight/mass, and volume.
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Centre for Innovation in Mamatics Teaching

Areas and Perimeters

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Cover some serious area in your geometry curriculum with this collection of worksheets. After first introducing the concept of area using the tiling method, this resource continues on to teach learners how to use...
Assessment
Balanced Assessment

Pen Pals

For Students 6th - 8th
It's always nice to hear from friends. Your budding mathematicians read letters from pen pals and convert customary measurements into metric units and vice versa. They also write letters to an imaginary pen pal using metric units.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Converting Units

For Students 5th - 7th
In this converting units worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that include using metric units in each. They complete each listed unit of measurement by converting each to its proper length, capacity, or mass. Students write...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Units of Measure

For Students 7th - 8th
In this units of measure activity, students mentally convert measured units within the metric system. This three-page activity contains two-pages. Answers are provided beside each question.
Worksheet
Doing Maths

Metric Measurements – Length

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Seven word problems make up this metric instructional activity where scholars convert measurements and find the length of objects in real-world scenarios.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scale Drawing Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars calculate actual building measurements from a village map using concepts of ratios and scale in this ten lesson mini-unit. They practice measuring angles, multiplying decimals, estimating height and length, and converting...
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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Classification of Matter

For Students 7th - 12th
In this matter learning exercise, students compare the different types of matter, including the states of matter. Students review the metric system. This learning exercise has 12 matching, 18 fill in the blank, and 4 short answer questions.
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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Curated OER

The Metric System

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students convert measurements within the metric system. In this measurement instructional activity, students explore the different units of the metric system and practice converting numbers from one unit to another.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Converting Metric Measurements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders convert metric measurements.
Worksheet
Curated OER

US Metric Units -Length

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this metric unit length worksheet, students convert a set of greater units to smaller units. Answers are included on page 2.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measurement

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson plan, students discuss what specific measurement tools such as an odometer measure. Learners recite a measurement poem. Students make a foldable with conversion...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Density Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
All 20 of the problems on the worksheet involve the computation of cubic volume or density. As long as your young scientists can apply the appropriate mathematical formulas, they will succeed in solving these problems. They are not...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Converting Metric Units and Prefixes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the length of various objects. In this measurement lesson, students convert one metric unit to another. They explain the importance of a uniform system of measurement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Running on Metrics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the metric system to convert equations. They use a conversion table to change from metric units to the units they are more comfortable with (Fahrenheit temperatures, miles, quarts, pounds.) Students use algebraic...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversion

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students convert a total of 200 measurements to units indicated. Problems appear 20 per page, 10 pages plus answers. A website reference for additional resources is provided.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Metric Conversion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students convert a set of 30 measurements. An answer key and reference website for additional resources are given.
Worksheet
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Measure Length in Millimeters, Centimeters and Meters

For Students 6th - 8th
In this measurement worksheet, students convert metric lengths of measure to millimeters, centimeters, and meters. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
Handout
CPO Science

Science Worksheets

For Students 8th - 12th
If you need an array of worksheets to augment your science lessons, peruse a collection of assignments that is sure to fit your needs. With topics such as metric conversion, the scientific method, textbook features, research skills,...
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Teach Engineering

What is a Nanometer?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Teams learn about the size of a nanometer by measuring objects and converting those measurements. A learning exercise then tests the groups' abilities to use nanometers by having them determine the size of objects that are too small to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metric Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students practice the fundamentals of converting metric measurements. They translate a mathematical idea from one form to another and compare and convert a given measurement to another unit within the same measurement system. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metric Conversion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders access prior knowledge to complete a do now using metric conversion. In this metric conversion lesson, 5th graders will respond to problems and analyze for a possible mnemonic device.