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How Big? Necessary Area and Volume for Shelter

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Teams must determine the size of cavern needed to house the citizens of Alabraska to protect them from the asteroid impact. Using scaling properties, teams first determining the number of people that could sleep in a classroom and then...
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The Metric System and Significant Figures

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast the English and Metric system. In this chemistry activity, students demonstrate how to convert English to metric and vise versa. They solve problems following the rules of significant figures.
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Measuring Weight in the Metric System

For Students 4th - 5th
In this metric system learning exercise, students complete a kilogram and gram table using the conversion table for help. Students then convert the given measurements and finish with several measurement conversion word problems.
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Inching Our Way Into The Metric System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the Metric System. They discuss the history of the Metric System, convert various units of measurement into the Metric System, and solve problems on a spreadsheet.
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Micropipette and the Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners practice measuring the correct volume using micropipette. In this biology lesson, students determine the correct micropipette tip to use when transferring fluid. They convert metric volume from one unit to another.
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Metric Capacity Problems

For Students 5th - 6th
In this metric capacity worksheet, students solve 25 problems in which metric conversions are calculated. This was intended to be an online activity but can be done on paper.
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Scientific Notation And Metric Conversion Worksheet

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this scientific notation and metric conversion worksheet, students problem solve six converting equations involving ordinary notation, scientific notation, measurements and square meters.
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When Are We Wasting Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study water conservation. In this water conservation instructional activity, students participate in a water conservation experiment. Students discover how to conserve water while washing their hands.
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The Color Spectrum: How Does it Work?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Create models of the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Working in small groups, your class can investigate metric conversions calculations. They will find the length of the waves in nanometers,...
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Taking Estimation and Measurement Outside

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders gain a better understanding of visual distances and estimation. They actively practice using metric measurement and conversion. Students practice cooperative exploring and team building.
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Invent It!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore invention and unveiling of world's first Ferris wheel, analyze photographs and poster of first Ferris wheel, and discuss engineering achievements of Ferris wheel, including how it worked, how it was built, and its...
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Metric and Customary Units of Length 2

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students practice the skill of converting measurements. The answers are found through using the right conversion formula.
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Measurement Worksheet

For Teachers 8th - 10th
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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Royal Society of Chemistry

Multiples of Units (16-19)

For Students 6th - 12th
It's a parade of prefixes! Chemistry scholars identify common prefixes used throughout the sciences using an interactive puzzle series. Learners solve puzzles by pairing the prefixes with the power of ten they represent.
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Ratio, Scale, and Proportion

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Converting units is an excellent example of how math relates to our everyday tasks. The resource prompts mathematicians to use baking, cooking, and other daily activities to discover how to make larger quantities of each ratio or recipe.
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Dimensional Analysis Practice Problems

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this science and engineering worksheet, students use dimensional analysis to solve each of the problems stated on the sheet. They illustrate their work and how they arrived at their answers by using significant figures for their final...
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Plotting Temperature and Altitude

For Teachers 10th - 12th
students convert the temperature readings from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit. they predict and create a graph of what the graph of altitude (x-axis) versus temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (y-axis) might look like.
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Metric Conversions Worksheet

For Students 7th - 10th
In this metric activity, students examine conversion factors for length, mass, volume and area. Definitions of prefixes and metric abbreviations are identified.
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Measure, Use of Measure

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore how to convert one metric to to another. For this metric unit lesson students are given a worksheet and asked to answer the questions and give and explanation to the class of how they got their answer.
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Measuring

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners convert basic measurement in English and Metric Units.
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Convert This!

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use conversion factors to solve problems. In this algebra lesson, students convert between Metric and English Units. They measure different objects and using both systems in their units.
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Measurement

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete measurement problems where they use powers of ten, read metric measurement tools, estimate measurements, and more. In this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders complete 10 problems.
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"How Much?" Contest - Measurement

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work with measurements of length, area, and volume capacity of a liquid. They watch a teacher demonstration of both English and metric units before they estimate and take actual measurements of assigned items a three different...
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Converting Meters and Centimeters

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this conversion instructional activity, students solve a total of 24 problems, converting meters to centimeters, or centimeters to meters as requested.

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