NumberNut
Number Nut: Decimals
Do you know what a decimal is and how it is related to fractions? Find out and practice your skills playing the related interactive games.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Units and Conversion
This StudyCards stack enables students to review and practice using the metric system of measurement.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: A Penny for Your Height
In this activity, students study English to Metric conversions. They investigate the relationship between inches and centimeters by measuring their height in these units and converting the measurements.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Metric Conversion at a Glance
This activity is designed to give students an easy way to convert one metric measurement to another rather than the traditional fraction approach. Students will learn common metric prefixes, kilo, hecto, deca, deci, centi, and milli and...
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Measures
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...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Metrication in Canada
Outlines the reasons Canada converted to the metric system, the process through which this happened and the impact on various professions and industries.
The Math League
The Math League: Metric Units and Measurement
This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.
The Math League
The Math League: Temperature
This site contains defines temperature and how it is expressed in the metric system, with degrees Celsius.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Metric System Matters
For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren't exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard...
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: Area Measurement Conversions
This site allows you to type in an area of measurement you want to be converted. The site converts it for you!
Other
Conversions for Time Measurement
This site allows you to convert various time measurements. Example seconds to days.
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Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten (Pdf) [Pdf]
A metric measurement lesson plan using grams, milliliters, and centimeters. This lesson offers a variety of "hands on" measurement activities using both the customary and metric systems. Additionally, this lesson plan offers extensions,...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions From the 1700s
Use this site to learn more about early inventors and inventions from the 18th century. This web page offers text and images on various inventors and their inventions. You can also access information about inventors and inventions from...
Other
Metric Conversion Calculator and Charts
Metric Conversions offers online calculators for making conversions, downloadable tables in many types of metric conversion (pdf format), and free conversion tools to put onto your website or dynamic pages.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mass and Weight: What's the Difference?
Explanation of the differences between mass and weight.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion of Systems of Measure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use customary and metric units of measurement in real-world situations when problem solving.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Metric System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify equivalence among metric units of measure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversion Estimation Between Systems of Measure
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate equivalence between customary and metric units of measurement
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Appropriate Tools for Measurement of Squares and Rectangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Choose appropriate tools and units for given measurement situations involving squares and rectangles.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions in Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among metric units of measure using powers of 10.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Comparison of Metric Measurements
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and order given metric units of measurement.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Estimation of Conversion to Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate equivalence between metric units of measurement and customary units of measurement
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Metric System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure length in metric units.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Converting Between Metric and Standard Systems
Explore how to convert between the metric and standard measurement systems. Take a quiz to assess learning.