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Curated OER

Simple Machines - Energy

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explain how things moving relate to energy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gravity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders progress through the Science Court: Gravity CD-ROM program. They read about and discuss how gravity was discovered. They complete review worksheets in preparation for the test.
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Curated OER

Area graphics for 7th graders

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students randomly select dimensions for three geometric shapes (square, right triangle and circle). From the graphs they compare and contrast the graphical results of each shape.
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Curated OER

Location, Location

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw and interpret simple scale maps, use maps to move around efficiently or plans to propose actions. They use of a compass to specify and find directions. They display and discuss a map of the local region.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Customary Units of Measurement

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among customary units of measurement by using factors and multiples.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Customary Units of Measurement

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Converting customary units of measurement.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Customary Units by Multiplying

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert customary units of measure by multiplying when converting from large units to small units.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Customary Units by Dividing

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert customary units of measure by dividing when converting from small units to large units.
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Other

Federal Highway Administration: Si (Modern Metric) Conversion Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very complete chart of conversion factors for English to SI (metric) unit measurements and SI (metric) to English unit measurements. Includes length, area, volume, mass, temperature, illumination, and force & mass (stress).
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Other

Science Made Simple: Conversions for Length Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to type in various lengths you want to covert. For example, if you want to find out how many feet there are in 10 meters, you can submit that information and get the answer.
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Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Metric Conversion [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This learning exercise is designed for Grade 7 learners. The students are expected to: i. understand both metric and customary systems of measurement ii. understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions of Measurements in Metric Units

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
[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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions in Metric Units

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of measurement.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Metric Unit Length Conversions

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length and round to a given place value.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Conversion Word Problems English Units

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Converting yards to feet and comparing two measurements. The video is followed by practice problems to assess student understanding of the concept.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Equivalent Metric Units of Length

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length.
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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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The Math League

The Math League: Metric Units and Measurement

For Students 3rd - 8th
This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.
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Other

Online Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...
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Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
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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...