Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Metric System Conversions
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.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Metric System
Learn more about the metric system by taking a look at the common metric units along with some solved examples and a few practice questions to test your understanding.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Changing Metric Units
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of converting within the Metric System. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: British and Metric Conversions Interactives
The resource assesses students on British and metric conversions. There are tutorials on metric units, length, mass, volume, English units, symbols, and temperature. There is also an introduction and an interactive activity to test the...
Colorado State University
Usma: Commonly Used Metric System Units and Symbols
USMA provides a listing of commonly used metric system units, symbols, and prefixes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions in Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert among metric units of measure using powers of 10.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions in Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of measurement.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Conversions of Measurements in Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length, mass, or capacity by multiplying by powers of ten.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Estimation of Conversion to Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Estimate equivalence between metric units of measurement and customary units of measurement
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Total Distance Without Unit Conversion (Metric Units)
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A video and practice questions on how to calculate the distance without having to convert the metric units. [0:49]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Metric Unit Length Conversions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length and round to a given place value.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Multi Step Calculations to Find Capacity Metric Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems on solving multi-step capacity problems using metric units.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Equivalent Metric Units of Length
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of length.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Measurement: Equivalent Metric Units of Capacity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert metric units of capacity and identify equivalencies.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Metric Units of Length Review
Metric units of length (millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers) are reviewed and practice problems are provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Converting Square Units in the Metric System
Square units in the metric system are investigated in this mathematics lesson. Students watch examples that explore how to convert square units.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide Unit Conversions & Problem Solving With Metric Measurement
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in unit conversions and problem solving with metric measurement.
The Math League
The Math League: Metric Units and Measurement
This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Power to the 10! Conversions With the Metric System
Sixth graders will be using ratio tables to convert units of metric measurements and looking for patterns to help make the problems easier.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Metric System
[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...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit Conversions
[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....
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Metric System
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a supplemental metric system flipchart I used with my students to reinforce previous classroom discussions. It contains an algorithm we developed in class, as well as, several practice problems...
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: Metric Measures and Conversions
The rules of the metric system - specifically how to convert from one measurement to another - are reviewed here. A nice table is provided as a tool for students who are just learning this concept to use. Several practice problems are...