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The Units of the English System HandoutThe Units of the English System Handout
Publisher
McGraw Hill
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5th - 8th
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Year
2001
Handout

The Units of the English System

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Go from feet to inches to yards and back again with this notes and worksheet combo resource. Several pages of examples regarding unit conversion of the English system are given, followed by different pages of problems. There is a nice assortment of word problems, fill in the blank, and simple operation problems. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

standard units of measurement, units of measurement, units of length, the metric system, unit rates, dimensional analysis, metric conversions, unit conversion, unit conversions

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Print out the notes for any absent learners, or use as a substitute guide

Classroom Considerations

  • Only provides the odd answers

Pros

  • Lots of problems to choose from in the worksheets

Cons

  • None

Common Core

5.MD.A.1 6.RP.A.3.d

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