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Converting Frenzy
Gain practice converting between metric units of volume and mass. The class goes over the procedures for making the conversions as a whole. The strategy used here includes making charts that show the relationships between the...
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Our Solar System - Comparing Planetary Travel Distances
NASA presents a mini-unit on distances in our solar system. It incorporates scientific concepts of gravity, mass, density, and payload while your aspiring astronauts also employ mathematics skills. They calculate speed, they determine...
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Math Skills: Conversions
In this conversions instructional activity, students use metric unit conversions to solve fifteen word problems that involve converting from one unit to another.
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Measurement Worksheet
In this measurement worksheet, students fill in a chart with the proper SI units, measurements and symbols. They also practice converting from one metric unit to another. They express numbers in scientific notation.
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Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
In this physics learning exercise, students complete 5 sets of unit conversion problems. They express exponential expressions to expanded form and vice versa.
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Metric Units of Capacity and Mass
In this metric worksheet, students solve a set of 6 word problems, problems use metric units of capacity and metric units of mass.
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Write the Book on Weather Metrics
It's not easy to measure the weather. Pupils learn about what all weather has in common—the atmosphere. Scholars discover how a meteorologists must be able to measure aspects of the atmosphere and decipher the data. They then create a...
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WS 1.1- Science of Chemistry
For this science of chemistry worksheet, learners answer fifteen questions about units of measurement and abbreviations for prefixes in the metric system. In addition, students are given comparison measurements and determine which...
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Metrics
In this metrics worksheet, students read information about the metric system. Students review the concepts of prefixes, conversion ratios, and the decimal system. This worksheet has 17 matching, 31 fill in the blank, and 8 word problems.
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All About Measuring with the Metric System
Students discover the metric system through video clips and Internet activities. In this measurements lesson, students practice using the units of measure for the metric system and compare them to the less popular English system....
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Scientific Notation and Metric Prefixes
In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students convert between scientific and standard notation and examine the link between scientific notation and the metric system prefixes. The five page worksheet contains five multi-part...
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Time and Metric Measurements
In this comparing times and measurements activity, learners read times in seconds, minutes, and hours and metric measurements of mass and length to compare groups of two and write the symbols for less than, equal to, or greater than....
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Metric Mania Worksheet
For this metric worksheet, students complete 28 different metric calculations consisting of density, volume, mass, length, temperature, and time.
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Unit of Measurement
In this unit of measurement worksheet, students identify the symbols for the metric units of measurement. They write the appropriate unit of measurement for eight statements and they solve three density problems.
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Mix and Match Mass
For this science worksheet, students examine some random items and estimate the mass according to the measurements given. Then they complete the lab.
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Metric System
In this measurement instructional activity, students use the list of commonly used prefixes in the metric system to write each of the given equivalences for mass measurement. Then they state the names of each of the listed units on the...
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Student Exploration: Weight and Mass
In this student exploration-weight and mass worksheet, student use the Weight and Mass Gizmo to answer questions and fill in charts with estimating and measuring.
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Metrics 1 Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students locate words related to the metric system. The word list includes length, unit of mass, volume, and meter.
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Gimli Glider—Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers
What's the moral of this story? Units save lives! Teach measurement conversion through storytelling in a quick math-based lesson. Young scientists learn how one country's decision to swap from imperial to metric standard units caused an...
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Measurement
Build a basic understanding of units of measure and create a great foundation for your learners. The instructional activity gives a complete overview of everything measurement, from types of measurement to rounding to conversions — it...
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Measure Object Using English and Metric Systems
Students are able to measure various objects using English and metric systems within half of the smallest unit of the measurement device. Students identify units of length, volume, mass and temperature according to International System...
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Practice with Mass
Fourth graders investigate the weight/mass of a number of items using grams, and equivalents. They examine the use of a triple beam balance before massing objects including oil and water. They go over the weights they amassed and weigh...
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Metric !!! Word Search Puzzle
In this math and language arts learning exercise, students study 14 words in a word bank pertaining to metric measurement. Students find the words in the word search puzzle. Note: One of the words in the word bank is spelled "meater"...
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Metric Measures of Length, Mass, and Capacity Reteaching Worksheet
In this metric measurement reteaching worksheet, 4th graders review measures of length, mass, and capacity in a box at the top of the page. They use the information about and the abbreviations for each measure as they convert the...