Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Appropriate Tools for Metric Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose appropriate tools and metric units for given items and measurement situations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Division of Lengths (Metric Units)

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students are asked to divide a total length, height, or perimeter into equal parts. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:37]...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Metric System

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify equivalence among metric units of measure.
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Other

Metric Conversion Calculator and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Metric Conversions offers online calculators for making conversions, downloadable tables in many types of metric conversion (pdf format), and free conversion tools to put onto your website or dynamic pages.
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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.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Measurement, Perimeter, and Area Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Measurement, perimeter, and area skills are exhibited while students participate in these hands-on lessons. Each lesson plan includes objectives, methods, strategies, a description, and assessment techniques.
Website
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Converting Metric and u.s. Length

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students convert between metric and customary units of length in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Length, Area, Volume, Time

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
On this interactive site students learn to estimate lengths and distances using kilometers, explain the difference between perimeter and area, and measure the volume of a 3D object by counting the cubic centimeters.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: Measurement

For Students 5th - 6th
Students will complete a series of learning games to explore measurement such as length and volume.
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide Unit Conversions & Problem Solving With Metric Measurement

For Students 4th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in unit conversions and problem solving with metric measurement.
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University of North Carolina

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the metric units engineers use to measure mass, distance (or length) and volume. They make estimations using these units and compare their guesses with actual values. To introduce the concepts, the teacher needs access to...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Metric Units of Length Review

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Metric units of length (millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers) are reviewed and practice problems are provided.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Estimating Length (Mm, Cm, M, Km)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice estimating the length of real life objects using metric units. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Other

Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A metric measurement lesson plan using grams, milliliters, and centimeters. This instructional activity offers a variety of "hands on" measurement activities using both the customary and metric systems. Additionally, this lesson plan...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. For this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dead Men's Tales: Inferring Height From Bone Length

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the work of forensic scientists by inferring an individual's height from the length of certain long bones. Create bone/height relation charts and measure length using metric units. This activity was created to be used with the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Give an Inch, Take a Foot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice measuring techniques by measuring different objects and distances around the classroom. They practice using different scales of measurement in metric units and estimation. Also, students learn how measurement is used in...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Food Market: Centimeters and Millimeters

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Mila is comparing fruits at the fruit market. Join her on this adventure!
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert to Smaller Units (Mm, Cm, M, & Km)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice converting a metric measure of length to a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Meters (Grade 4)

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This learning module features three videos and a set of practice questions in which students measure and/or compare lengths of objects measured in meters.
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SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Tree Study (Lesson)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this fourth grade performance task, students measure tree leaves using metric units and make predictions about the length of other leaves on the tree. They also suggest other good questions they might ask about trees in the school...