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Other

All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Living in the Mill: Length, Area, Volume, Time

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
On this interactive site students learn to estimate lengths and distances using kilometers, explain the difference between perimeter and area, and measure the volume of a 3D object by counting the cubic centimeters.
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Unit Plan
AAA Math

Aaa Math: All About Measurements

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
A complete tutorial that explains time, metric system, mass, length, volume, and temperature. Interactive practices and challenge games are included.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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,...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Metric Conversions Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice metric length, volume, and mass problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a...
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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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Website
Other

World Wide Metric Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Do you need a quick conversion from metric units to imperial units or just the reverse? Use this resource for conversions of length, weight, pressure, and volume.
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Handout
The Math League

The Math League: Decimals in Measurement

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site gives information on the metric system, as well as abbreviations for metric conversion.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit Reasoning Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
Unit reasoning helps us make sense of measurements by converting between measurement units and making reasonable estimates. For the Praxis test, we need to know common measurement units for length, time, volume, and mass, as well as how...
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Handout
University of North Carolina

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an extensive list of various units of measurement known internationally and across several disciplines. Unit symbols are also included.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the metric units engineers use to measure mass, distance (or length) and volume. They make estimations using these units and compare their guesses with actual values. To introduce the concepts, the teacher needs access to...
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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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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging lesson, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing. Adaptations are...