Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design a...

Students investigate how friction affects the movement of a block across surface areas. They test five different kinds of surfaces—smooth surface, wax paper, a paper towel, course, and fine sandpaper. They predict and record the results...

Fourth graders work in co-operative teams of four to complete a puzzle. Each student initially works independently, and then the team jointly puts together the four shapes they have individually made, to complete the puzzle.

Fourth graders using the idea of "how many more squirts" fill a container to develop multiplicative thinking. They also investigate the idea of conservation of volume when working with oddly shaped containers. They attempt to use...

Students explore math functions by preparing a meal. In this food measurement activity, students examine a recipe for a meal and alter the size of the recipe based upon the amount of servings needed. Students utilize manipulatives to...

Learners chart temperatures in Egypt on spreadsheet to determine how weather conditions affect lifestyles.

Students discover plant chemical processes through three lab activities. Overheads, data sheets, and teaching procedures provided for the unit covering photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration.

Students explore the concept of measurement, modelling the increments on a standard ruler using cubes and grid paper. They identify the length of a line to a designated standard unit and measure specified body parts.

Learners observe the process of transpiration in leaves. They measure how much water a leaf gives off in a 24-hour period, calculate the volume, and answer discussion questions.

Convert units using the metric system and assess learning with a quiz.

Determine how to convert measurements within the metric system. Assess understanding with a quiz.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of measurement.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length, mass, or capacity by multiplying by powers of ten.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of mass and identify equivalencies.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of capacity and identify equivalencies.

In this exercise, students practice converting metric units in word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of converting within the Metric System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...

This lesson demonstrates how to convert units within the metric systems. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Converting Metric Units."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose the appropriate metric units of mass or capacity given various measurement situations.

This resource demonstrates how to convert between various sizes of metric units quickly and easily. Metric units are very nice to work with, since they are all multiples of ten (or a hundred, or one-tenth, etc) of each other. You can...

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

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to calculate the distance without having to convert the metric units. [0:49]

Square units in the metric system are investigated in this mathematics lesson. Students watch examples that explore how to convert square units.