Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Getting the Job Done—Speed, Work, and Measurement Units

For Teachers 6th Standards
How do you convert from one measurement to another? Pupils use unit rates to convert measurements from one unit to another in the 21st segment in a 29-part series. They convert within the same system to solve length, capacity,...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Metric Volume

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Master metric measurements. Given the fact that the volume of one milliliter of water is one cubic centimeter, scholars figure out the volume of one liter of water. They must determine the correct unit of length for a unit cube that...
Assessment
Balanced Assessment

Pen Pals

For Students 6th - 8th
It's always nice to hear from friends. Your budding mathematicians read letters from pen pals and convert customary measurements into metric units and vice versa. They also write letters to an imaginary pen pal using metric units.
Assessment
Mathed Up!

Metric and Imperial Measures

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
After watching a brief video on making metric conversions to standard units, pupils complete tables to describe certain items with the appropriate unit of measurement. Then, they convert liters to millimeters, millimeters to...
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Curated OER

Ant and Elephant

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Have you ever wondered how many ants make up an elephant? Inquisitive minds will be amazed as they use scientific notation to compute and compare the mass of an elephant to an ant. Have participants make guesses and see how close they...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Paper Clip

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
With minimal setup and maximum freedom, young geometers are encouraged to think outside the box on a seemingly simple application problem. Though the task seems simple, measuring a given paper clip and finding how many 10 meters can...
Assessment
Bowland

Sports Bag

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Lay it out using the least amount of material. Learners use the dimensions of a cylindrical sports bag to find out the size of pieces of material needed to sew them. The pupils find the best placement of the pieces to use the least...
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Other

Quiz Tree: Units of Measurement

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site offers free multiple choice quizzes for mastering measurement conversions. Metric and customary systems are both included.
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University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Cemc: Metric Conversion [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students. 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 the same...
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert to Smaller Units (G and Kg)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice converting a metric measure of mass 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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Convert to Smaller Units (M L and L)

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice converting a metric measure of volume 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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abcteach

Abcteach: Math: Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find a variety of worksheets, booklets, conversion charts, warm-up activities and more on measurements. There is even one activity that could be used in a French language class which...
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Volume

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This resource allows students to practice converting metric or customary units of volume. Students are able to select parameters that include metric or customary units and difficulty level. There are ten problems with instant feedback...