Unit Plan
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Thermal Physics: Measuring the Quantity of Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive exercises and illustrated example problems, students learn about specific heat capacity and measuring the quantity of heat.
Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Measurement

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This interactive focuses on measuring objects using coins as units of measurement. They measure tools, trains, mice, and shoes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Determining Amount of Overflow Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video overview on how to find the amount of overflow in a capacity problem.
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Volume

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site provides great practice on the concept of volume. Students can first learn about the topic by watching a step by step instruction video that also points out areas of concern. Finally, students can practice their knowledge by...
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Finding the Amount of Water

For Students 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video describes how to find the sum of the capacity of water using the pictures provided. The video describes how to use the pictures to determine how many cups...
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...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Riksjas, Toek Toek: Time and Capacity

For Students K - 1st
Students will find capacity of objects and practice telling time to the half-hour while playing learning games.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Specific Heat Capacity

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia page offers a brief description of the thermodynamics term, "Specific heat capacity."
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Comparison of Length, Weight, Capacity, and Numbers to 10

For Students K Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in comparison of length, weight, capacity, and numbers to 10.
Website
Other

Math4 Texas: Comparing Measurable Attributes

For Students K - 1st Standards
Students will use their knowledge of measurable attributes (length, weight, capacity) to compare two or more objects using one measurable trait or more than two measurable traits to compare if the objects have more, less, or equal...
Interactive
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Game Do You Measure Up?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This interactive game gives you a variety of measuring tools and measuring opportunity. For this game of chance you choose the correct tool for the job that needs to be measured. Everything you need for this game is listed and/or...
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Place Value and Problem Solving With Units of Measure

For Students 3rd Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in place value and problem solving with units of measure.
Handout
University of California

University of California: Seawater Density & Salinity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the properties of seawater and the variations depending on its location, e.g., near a shoreline, in an estuary, or as sea ice. Discusses the instruments scientists use to measure the density of water and explains other...
Article
Other

Adb: How Remote Sensing Technology Improves Efficiency of Irrigation Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
With the increase of free satellite data combined with scientific algorithms and cloud computing capacity, developing affordable operational monitoring systems for irrigation management in Asia is now feasible. The use of virtual field...
Lesson Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: Measurement Teacher Activities: Capacity Lessons

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This lesson plan offers opportunities for students to gain experience working with cups, pints, quarts and gallons. It also provides many resources to use with students.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Appropriate Tools for Customary Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose appropriate tools and customary units for given measurement situations.
Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Measuring the Heat Capacity of an Engine Coolant Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Measure and compare the heat capacity of an unknown liquid with an unknown density.
Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Measuring the Heat Capacity of an Engine Coolant.

For Students 9th - 10th
As an analytical chemist at a company developing new engine coolants your task is to determine the heat capacity of a newly developed product and then to determine if its heat capacity is greater of less than that of ethylene glycol.
Unit Plan
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding Capacities in Compound Units English Units

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video demonstrates how to convert multiple units to the smallest unit of measurement in order to add and write the solution as a compound unit. Practice problems...