The humble soda can gets the geometric treatment in an activity that links math and science calculations. After a few basic assumptions are made and discussed, surface area calculations combine with density information to develop an...

Have you ever wondered how many ants make up an elephant? Inquisitive minds will be amazed as they use scientific notation to compute and compare the mass of an elephant to an ant. Have participants make guesses and see how close they...

When van Leeuwenhoek saw cells and single-celled organisms for the first time, he knew these small things were a big deal! Share his discoveries with young learners through a narrated video, model-building activity, and scale study....

Teams must determine the size of cavern needed to house the citizens of Alabraska to protect them from the asteroid impact. Using scaling properties, teams first determining the number of people that could sleep in a classroom and then...

With minimal setup and maximum freedom, young geometers are encouraged to think outside the box on a seemingly simple application problem. Though the task seems simple, measuring a given paper clip and finding how many 10 meters can...

Take your class out to visit your automobile and use the tires to compute the weight of the vehicle. This is done by measuring the surface of the tire meeting the ground and the air pressure. This is a fun lesson in the relationship...

You don't need a scale to determine weight. This activity provides a way to use the concepts of air pressure and surface area to determine the weight of a vehicle by calculating the amount of weight each tire supports.

Practice with metric conversions.

Test your knowledge at metric conversion by answering 30 questions on distance, length, volume, and weight.

Basic practice with metric conversions.

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

Simple steps and examples to help you convert Imperial measurements to metric units. Use a Metric - Imperial Conversion Chart as a reference.

Find guidelines and examples that will help you convert volume from standard to metric units. If you need extra help, refer to the conversion chart, linked to at the top of the page.

Simple steps and examples to help you convert metric measurements to Imperial units. Use a Metric - Imperial Conversion Chart as a reference.

This resource provides an interactive worksheet with just ten problems as an independent practice or a quick assessment.

Improve your computation skills using this timed interactive worksheet.

Two sample problems with show you how to convert between meters and kilometers. Click on the conversion chart for more help.

View examples to learn how to convert area in square feet to area in square meters. If you need help, follow a link to a conversion chart.

This site gives conversions from metric to metric as well as providing abbreviations for each.

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