Doing Maths
Converting Metric Measurements Code-Breaker
Can your scholars crack the code of this metric activity? To start, mathematicians must convert different units of measurement to the standard metric system form. Then, pupils plug in the corresponding letter to the correct answer to...
Curated OER
How to Host a Metric Field Day
Celebrate National Metric Week with a fun-filled field day where learners actively apply the metric system.
Curated OER
Measurement
Students explore the concept of measurement. In this measurement lesson, students discuss what specific measurement tools such as an odometer measure. Students recite a measurement poem. Students make a foldable with conversion units...
Curated OER
Measuring Activities
Young scholars measure using both metric and standard measures. They convert from one standard to the next while measuring distances in their home or classroom.
Curated OER
Measurement: The Size is Right
Specific learning goals are grouped for different grade levels spanning pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. After preparing the questions and materials, you call a learner to come in front of the class and play the game. Young learners...
Curated OER
Taking Estimation and Measurement Outside
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.
Virginia Department of Education
States and Forms of Energy
Energy is just energy, right? Explain various forms of energy to your young scientists by using an interactive experiment that contains common objects to demonstrate complex concepts. Pupils conduct experiments for radiant, thermal,...
Curated OER
Math: Customary or Standard Measurement
Students examine resource links to examine types of measurement. They play interactive games to practice conversion. They inspect digital and analog clocks as well as the three temperature scales,
Curated OER
Sea Ice: Cracking the Egg Code
Students study the egg code to learn about sea ice. For this sea ice lesson, students discuss and view a diagram to learn about the egg code when describing sea ice and its thickness. Students work in groups to play a game using the egg...
Curated OER
About Science
Students explain why physics is the basic science. They outline scientific methods by distinguishing among observations, facts, hypotheses, laws, and principles. Students describe the circumstances under which a hypothesis or law must be...
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Metric Conversion [Pdf]
This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students. The students are expected to: i. understand both metric and customary systems of measurement ii. understand relationships among units and convert from one unit to another within the same...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Metric Volume
Students review metric volume conversions and practice the skill in a series of self-check exercises and three timed learning games.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Measurement: Metric Conversions
This lesson plan has a game to help students convert to various linear metric units and learn their abbreviations.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Metric Prefix Challenge
This game is designed to help students learn the metric prefixes and how to convert large and small numbers into numbers written with a metric prefix. A video to help explain the game is here:...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Converting Metric and u.s. Length
Students convert between metric and customary units of length in a series of self-check exercises and timed learning games.