Measurement Conversions Teacher Resources

An example of unit conversion using drug dosage is the focus of this video. Sal, the all-knowing pre-algebra guide, takes a problem from a nursing class to show the process of unit conversion within an algebraic expression. This helpful...

Metric unit conversion is the focus of this video. Sal introduces the necessary prefixes before launching into several mathematical examples. His easygoing manner and explanative annotations will undoubtedly help those who get a little...

If you know how much carbon dioxide you produce in one breath, can you figure out how much you produce in one month? Socratica helps solve multi-step unit conversion problems. The video walks through how to set up these challenges and...

Elevate young scientists' skills with unit conversion using the stair-step method. Detailed instructions and a neat stair-step diagram are on the first page. Four pages of practice problems follow, mostly with real-world applications....

View footage of a teacher writing out the conversion formula on a whiteboard. There is no verbal explanation, just writing and some trendy background music. This might sound boring, but in fact, the teacher cleverly laces humor...

While some branches of science refer to it as dimensional analysis and others as unit conversions, both terms mean the same thing. Socratica presents a video explaining the basics of this topic discussing inches-to-feet conversion as...

Reinforce measurement conversions with a 10-problem metric instructional activity that highlights the mnemonic device, "King Henry died Sunday drinking chocolate milk".

Converting units are ratios in disguise and can be easy solve. Although this video is the last in a series about different methods to solve ratio problems, it does not have to be used in conjunction with this series. It introduces the...

In this unit conversions worksheet, students calculate and convert measurements from one unit to another. They complete 109 short answer and problem solving questions involving unit conversions.

In this unit conversion worksheet, students are given 3 stories about situations where errors in the conversion of units caused dramatic problems in science. For each situation, students practice converting units to solve the errors.

In this unit conversion learning exercise, high schoolers solve 10 problems using conversion factors to find their answers. They express their answers using scientific notation with the proper number of significant figures.

In this unit conversions worksheet, students solve 13 problems using given conversion factors to convert measurements from one unit of measurement to another.

In this unit conversion instructional activity, students solve 4 problems given a list of conversion factors for units of energy, power and flux.

In this unit conversion worksheet, students solve six problems where they convert from one metric unit to another using the process of dimensional analysis.

Hopefully by the time high schoolers are enrolled in your chemistry class, they are skilled with unit conversion. It does not hurt, however, to take an hour early in the school year to review this vital skill. This plan simply provides a...

In this customary measurement conversions worksheet, students solve 10 short answer problems. Students convert measurements in a given customary unit to another customary unit such as yards to inches or ounces to pounds.

Science is full of big numbers, each of which can be several digits long. Learn how to determine the appropriate amount of numbers to display in answers as well as how to shorten those big numbers down to only a few and still display the...

For this gas laws worksheet, students practice converting temperature measurements between Celsius and Kelvin and convert pressure into different units of measure. This worksheet has 18 problems to solve.