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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Measure It! (Measuring Lengths Game)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Practice using metric rulers and rulers with inches. Includes helpful feedback when questions are answered incorrectly.
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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...
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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: English Bus: Measurement: Meters

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at a school. Those skills include using centimeters and meters to compare lengths, and recognizing when a unit smaller than meters are required.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Surfing: Length

For Students 4th
Play interactive games to explore length, perimeter, and decimals.
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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.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Intro to Measurement for Primary Students

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This site from the Math Forum is a great introduction to measurement for primary students. Each measurement activity has four components: interactive, manipulative-based project; technology; paper/pencil practice; literature connection.
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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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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Metrics in the Home and in the Store

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan site, students will compare SI unit (metric) measurements of common household items and their English equivalents.
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions in Metric Units

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among metric units of measure using powers of 10.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Metric System

For Students 6th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure length in metric units.
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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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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Soc.: Best of Wonder Science: Measure Yourself in Metric [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Activities where students take turns measuring their height, the width of parts of the hand, and the distance jumped using metric units.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Adding and Subtracting Lengths Metric Units

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Practice problems involving addition or subtraction of 3 measurements to solve for a specific length.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Measuring Length in Meters

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to state the length of an object in meters using the provided visual reference tool. Includes video demonstrating a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Measuring Length in Meters

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video shows how to use a ruler to measure an object in meters. The video is followed by a series of practice questions to assess student comprehension of the...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Adding and Subtracting With Lengths

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders will use their addition and subtraction strategies to measure and compare distances, solving using centimeter units.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Pictures Comparing Length in Meters

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video uses pictures to aide in comparing length in meters to answer a series of questions using the pictures and measurement lengths. The video is followed by a...
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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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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Metric Length

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
The different units used to measure metric length are described, with comparisons to real world objects. A wonderful number line also shows the relative sizes of things all the way from a quark to the universe in powers of ten.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Measurement Game

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
This interactive activity gives young students practice measuring lines with a ruler using centimeters.

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