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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Metric Unit Length Conversions

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length and round to a given place value.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Equivalent Metric Units of Capacity

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of capacity and identify equivalencies.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Equivalent Metric Units of Mass

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of mass and identify equivalencies.
Activity
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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Metric Units of Length Review

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Metric units of length (millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers) are reviewed and practice problems are provided.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: General Science: Metric System: Metric and Scientific Notation

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the metric system. Discussion includes the historical development of the system and an explanation of base units. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using inquiry-based learning, students work in groups to devise metric conversion factors after analyzing example calculations. By finding inaccuracies in the problems given, students zero in on the correct methods of doing conversions.
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Metric Units

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Identify the correct abbreviation for each metric unit.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Metric Measurements: Units and Conversions

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed and provides tables of unit conversions within the metric system, within the Imperial system, and between the two systems.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Language of Physics: Physical Quantities and Units

For Students 10th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to associate physical quantities with their International System of Units (SI) and perform conversions among SI units using scientific notation; relate measurement uncertainty to significant...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit Reasoning Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
Unit reasoning helps us make sense of measurements by converting between measurement units and making reasonable estimates. For the Praxis test, we need to know common measurement units for length, time, volume, and mass, as well as how...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions of Measurements in Metric Units

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length, mass, or capacity by multiplying by powers of ten.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Metric Prefixes

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief slide show introduces some common prefixes for units of metric measurement.
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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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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: Unit Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to identify and use conversion factors and to also use the method of dimensional analysis to convert between units....
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Metric System Chart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed, the organization around base units for some types of measurement, and the units used for other parameters.
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Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
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Other

Bipm: Si Brochure

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's where to obtain your official brochure on SI, from the people who derived it. Little info at this site, except how to order an official brochure (and its cost). Or you can download a copy free.
Interactive
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Online Metric Converter

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice converting English units of measurement to metric units using this tool.
Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Chemtutor: Units and Measures

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning resource discusses units, dimensions, and measures used in Chemistry. Some topics explored are dimension, symbols in metric units and symbols in English units. The activity consists of definitions and explanations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Estimation of Conversion to Metric Units

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate equivalence between metric units of measurement and customary units of measurement
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Make Mine Metric!

For Teachers 6th
The students will be working on a hands-on exploration of the metric system where the scholars will be developing their own benchmarks to navigate through choosing the best unit of measurement.
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Shape: Changing Between Metric and u.s. Customary Units

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of converting between metric and U.S. customary units.