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Handout
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.
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Handout
Other

Federal Highway Administration: Si (Modern Metric) Conversion Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Very complete chart of conversion factors for English to SI (metric) unit measurements and SI (metric) to English unit measurements. Includes length, area, volume, mass, temperature, illumination, and force & mass (stress).
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Unit Conversions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and learn about the unit conversion analysis step and English-Metric conversion factors. Learn the steps to rounding answers from division and multiplication problems and formulas for temperature and density conversions.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: English to Metric Conversion: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson shows how to convert between English to metric units for different derived units. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "English to Metric Conversion."
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Unit Conversions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all you need to know about unit conversions. Learn about conversion factors, calculations, and rounding answers. Practice conversion problems after reading this Chapter and test your knowledge by reviewing the fifteen chapter...
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Unit Plan
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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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Metric to Metric Conversion: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson shows how to convert between metric to metric units for different derived units. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Metric to Metric Conversion."
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Metric Rules

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will collect data by measuring different linear objects and develop a strategy to determine the conversion factors required to convert from one linear measurement to another.
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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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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Converting Units: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces the concept of a conversion factor and explains how it can be used to convert between metric to metric units as well as between English and metric units for different quantities. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Practice Converting Units: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson should help a learner practice converting units. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Practice Converting Units."