E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: Measurement
Students will complete a series of learning games to explore measurement such as length and volume.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Geometry and Measurement
Students learn to explore relationships between units of measure and objects to be measured. They develop an understanding of length, area, and volume.
University of North Carolina
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measure Twice, Cut Once
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Mad About Measuring
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has good beginning activities for introducing measuring with an inch ruler.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Metric System Chart for Kids
This resource explains the structure of the metric system of measurement; the basic units of measurement for length, volume, and mass; and provides charts for each type of measurement. A chart of customary US units is also given.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Compare Volumes With Unit Cubes
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Tall Are We?
Kindergartners measure each other's height using large building blocks, then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume Units
This lesson introduces the units of distance (cubed units) used to describe volume. Students watch a video tutorial and then can take an online quiz.
Other
All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Units of Measurement Glossary and Terms
Math glossary and terms on units of measurement for kids. Learn the definitions used in this mathematics subject such as time, temperature, length, and distance.
Other
Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts
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...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Learners rotate from station to station completing activities involving measurement weight, length, and volume using metric measurement.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families
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...
The Math League
The Math League: Decimals in Measurement
This site gives information on the metric system, as well as abbreviations for metric conversion.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Measuring Metrically With Maggie
Metric units for volume, mass, length and temperature are explained to a cute little alien called Maggie. There are lots of real life examples for comparison that younger children will understand.
Yale University
Yale University: General Chemistry Lab Techniques: Volumetric Pipets
A four-step tutorial shows students how to use a pipet in general chemistry lab to make "precise and accurate" volume measurements. View the full-length lesson via streaming video [9:46] or in segments.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Souper Scooper
This hands-on, inquiry based lesson is an extension of the AMSTI Science Module, Solids and Liquids. Young scholars use nonstandard units to measure beans in a soup mix. Students predict how many beans will be in a scoop. Young scholars...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us Customary Conversion Word Problems
Practice US customary length, volume, and mass problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In 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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md Box of Clay
This task provides an opportunity to compare the relative volumes of boxes in order to calculate the mass of clay required to fill them. Aligns with 5.MD.C.
Other
Allmath.com: Metric Converter
Use this converter to find equivalent units for a measure. You can convert measures for area, length, weight, temperature, and volume.
Other
Online Conversion
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...