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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Converting English Lengths

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice converting lengths from one British unit to another. Use your calculator if you need to.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Converting English Mass Units

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice converting mass from one British unit to another. Use your calculator if you need to.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Standard Units of Measurement

For Students 2nd - 8th
Details on the different systems of measurement with fun facts and an activity.
Interactive
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Online Metric Converter

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice converting English units of measurement to metric units using this tool.
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Other

Conversions for Weight Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site allows you to convert weight/mass measurements. For example converting tons to grams. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Penny for Your Height

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students study English to Metric conversions. They investigate the relationship between inches and centimeters by measuring their height in these units and converting the measurements.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: 1.2 Physical Quantities and Units

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Language of Physics: Physical Quantities and Units

For Students 10th - 12th
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...
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Other

German Corner Cooking Index

For Students 9th - 10th
The German Corner offers German and German-American recipes in English. Recipe titles, however, are in German. Recipes are alphabetized and categorized as Amish, Mennonite, Pennsylvania Dutch, Shaker or generally German. Information on...
Interactive
California State University

Csudh: Chemistry: Converting Distance

For Students 9th - 10th
Convert distance measures between the English (inches, feet and yards) and metric (mm,cm,meters,km). It is intended to help with both your math skill and your understanding of the metric system.
Interactive
California State University

Csudh: Chemistry: Converting Volumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Perform problems involving converting volumes between the English and metric systems to help develop math skills.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Si System: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson should help the learner understand how to use the SI system to make measurements. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "The SI System."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Converting Units: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of a conversion factor and explains how it can be used to convert between metric to metric units as well as between English and metric units for different quantities. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled...
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Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.