Royal Society of Chemistry
Gimli Glider—Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers
What's the moral of this story? Units save lives! Teach measurement conversion through storytelling in a quick math-based lesson. Young scientists learn how one country's decision to swap from imperial to metric standard units caused an...
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Are U Nuts?
In this conversion worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they convert from one unit of measurement to another using a given table with conversion factors.
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Insulating the House
Finding the area of a rectangle is the focus of this metric worksheet. Here, mathematicians use their knowledge of finding the area of a shape in meters to discover how much material can fit inside a shape.
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Place Value: Metric System
In this metric system worksheet, students read about metric and place value relationships, examine some sample problems, and then complete 5 conversion charts.
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Unit Conversions
In this unit conversions worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that are related to various unit conversions. First, they complete each of the unit conversions listed in the left column. Then, students determine...
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Convert Standard Metric Units-Length
For this conversion worksheet, students convert numbers shown in greater units to smaller units. Answers are included on page 2.
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Unit Conversions
In this unit conversions worksheet, students convert units such as kilometers, meters, centimeters, feet, hours, and minutes. Students complete 22 problems.
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Measuring the Lengths Using Rulers
Why are there so many lines on a ruler? Scholars measure length on two rulers, one standard and one metric. They measure in inches, millimeters, and centimeters with the centimeter measurement including a fraction. Because these are the...
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Sports Bag
Lay it out using the least amount of material. Learners use the dimensions of a cylindrical sports bag to find out the size of pieces of material needed to sew them. The pupils find the best placement of the pieces to use the least...
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Addition of Metric and Standard Liquid Measurement
In this addition instructional activity, learners add amount of liquid measures in 40 problems. They add liters and convert the sums to milliliters. They add gallons without making a conversion. They enter the sums on-line and print the...
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Area, Perimeter, Volume Formulas
In this formulas worksheet, students write the area, perimeter, and volume formulas of 17 2D and 3D polygons. Students list properties of various types of triangles and the metric conversions for metric units.
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Metric Capacity Problems
In this metric capacity worksheet, students solve 25 problems in which metric conversions are calculated. This was intended to be an online activity but can be done on paper.
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Units of Measure: Complete the Conversions
In this metric measurement worksheet, young scholars practice their conversion skills as they convert 10 millimeter measurements to centimeter measurements.
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Units of Measure: Complete the Conversions 3
In this metric measurement worksheet, students practice their conversion skills as they convert 10 millimeter measurements to centimeter measurements.
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Hints and Extra Problems for Homework 8: Metric Space
In this metric space worksheet, learners determine if a function is continuous and find the metric space. This one-page worksheet contains three problems.
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Convert Between Customary and Metric
In this math worksheet, students practice converting the units from customary over to the metric system. The conversion chart is at the top of the page.
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Olympic Metrics
In this Olympic metrics worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 10 different types of problems. First, they use a conversion formula to change each metric distance provided to its U.S. equivalent. Then, students find the formulas in a...
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Eight Convert to Area Metric Units Problems
In this metric unit conversion learning exercise, students convert area units into are metric units. Students are provided hints and solutions by clicking on the "Check" or "Hint" button at the bottom of the page.
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Units of Measure
In this identifying units of measure activity, students estimate the volume of their bodies using the bath method and component method, estimate the density of their bodies and use a conversion sheet to convert metric measurements....
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Distance/Length Unit Conversions
For this distance and length worksheet, students complete 8 conversion problems containing feet, kilometers, millimeters, and more.
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Capacity Conversions
In this conversions worksheet, students convert smaller metric units to larger units, using the work space provided. Answers are included on page 2.
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Weight, The Metric System
In this metric weight worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice questions regarding metric units of weigh or mass. Students must be able to convert metric units of mass or weight. The worksheet is interactive and answers...
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Measuring Weight in the Metric System
In this metric system learning exercise, students complete a kilogram and gram table using the conversion table for help. Students then convert the given measurements and finish with several measurement conversion word problems.