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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Power to the 10 Again! Real Life Application Problems

For Teachers 6th Standards
Smart Board technology will assist students with metric system conversions.
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Website
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Converting to the Metric System

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the metric system and converting to the metric system. Provides a table of common conversions and steps for converting a cookie recipe to the metric system.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Metric System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is for discussion regarding use of metric system and conversions in chemistry. Includes links to websites for further discussion, to a Power Point Slideshow for teaching conversion, to a...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Metric and Imperial Conversions Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students practice their understanding of metric and imperial conversions with various assessment activities.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Converting Metric Measurement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will know: Customary and Linear Measurement Vocabulary, How to use the conversion table for customary and metric units of length to convert units of measurement, How to add and subtract units...
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Handout
Colorado State University

Metric Numbers to Remember

For Students 9th - 10th
Look to this site for many important numbers and conversion factors used between the metric system and the customary system, such as speed of light, body temperature, distance from sun to earth, plus more.
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Interactive
Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Penny for Your Height

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Converting Units

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation explains conversion of units in the metric system, and gives some examples for understanding.
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Website
Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Measures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
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...
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Activity
Other

Conversions for Weight Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site allows you to convert weight/mass measurements. For example converting tons to grams. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
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Activity
Other

Conversions for Time Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to convert various time measurements. Example seconds to days.
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Activity
Science Made Simple

Science Made Simple: Area Measurement Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to type in an area of measurement you want to be converted. The site converts it for you!
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and...
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Unit Plan
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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Measuring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart converted from Power Point to show the metric conversions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Find the Amount of Water With Illustrations and Calculations

For Students 3rd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students must study pictures showing capacity in metric units and calculate capacities based on the image. Includes video demonstrating a...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Between Liters and Milliliters

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students practice converting between the metric units of liters and milliliters. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:58] and a...
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Handout
Cool Fire Technology

Customary & Metric Systems of Measurement Area Measure

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to view a table which lists measurement conversions for area.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Kilometers to Meters With Decimals

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students work with decimals as they convert kilometers into meters. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:43] and a set of...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Centimeters to Millimeters With Decimals

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students work with decimals as they convert centimeters into millimeters. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:34] and a set of...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Converting Meters to Centimeters With Decimals

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For this learning module, students work with decimals as they convert meters into centimeters. Includes video demonstrating a sample problem [0:44] and a set of...
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Activity
Other

Science Made Simple: Area Conversions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Science Made Simple, allows you to enter an amount into an area conversion calculator.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Math: Measurement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find a variety of worksheets, booklets, conversion charts, warm-up activities and more on measurements. There is even one activity that could be used in a French language class which...

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