Measurement Conversions Teacher Resources

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

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...

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...

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

Students investigate unit conversion.  In this unit conversion lesson, students will build models of square and cubic centimeters using grid paper and generate formula tables for converting units of area and volume.  The tables...

See if your mathematicians can go from miles to yards to feet and back again with unit conversions. This video introduces the topic of the customary units of length and common equivalents. The main rule is to multiply when making...

Is bigger really better? By the end of this lesson plan, learners will be able to apply formulas for computing the diameter of tires and wheel assemblies. Begin by showing a slide presentation that will review definitions for radius and...

In this unit conversions worksheet, 6th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that are related to various unit conversions. First, they complete each of the unit conversions listed in the left column. Then, students determine...

For this unit conversions worksheet, students convert units such as kilometers, meters, centimeters, feet, hours, and minutes. Students complete 22 problems.

In this measurement conversions worksheet, students answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on an answer link to see correct answers.

Convey to your pupils the importance of units, then show how to use dimensional analysis to perform a unit conversion. The math instructional activity includes detailed worked-out solutions to guide learners in their practice.

A conversion graph makes quick work of determining unit conversions. A video lesson demonstrates how to create and use a conversion graph. Learners then demonstrate their understanding with provided practice problems.

Speed up your scholars' understanding of ratios. Class members compare ratios related with speeds presented in different representations. They then use the unit rates to make the comparisons. 

Searching for a way to enhance your classroom chemistry curriculum? A short video segment offers detailed instructions for how to convert compound units, such as miles/hour or milligrams/mL. The worksheet included prompts learners to...

An informative video offers detailed instruction of the proper way to convert between different units in the English and metric systems. Additionally, it provides an explanation of how to handle significant digits and when this...

Use this geometry review worksheet to have learners complete nine problems involving transformations, area, volume, and unit conversions. They answer one multiple choice question on estimating lengths.

Take your class on a North American adventure with a currency conversion problem. Pupils are asked to change US dollars into Canadian dollars and then to Mexican pesos. The commentary includes two solutions, converting by unit rates and...

Determining the skills necessary for solving a given problem is half of the battle on the SAT. (The other half is using those skills correctly). Sal shows students how to decide if they need to spend a lot of time solving a problem, or...

In this liquid unit conversions practice worksheet, students solve 20 problems that require them to convert liquid units of measure. A conversion chart is included.

In this unit conversion worksheet, students solve 3 problems using conversion factors to find the given measurements in the new unit of measurement.

Groups use a marble to determine the viscosity of household fluids. The procedure calls for pupils to measure the amount of time it takes a marble to fall a specified distance in the fluids. Using unit conversions and algebra, the teams...

In this unit conversion and radiation worksheet, students are given a chart with basic unit conversions for calculating radiation dosages. Students use the conversion factors to solve 7 problems.

In this unit conversion worksheet, learners solve 15 problems by using conversion factors to find their answers. They show all their work and express their answers in scientific notation with the proper number of significant figures.

A multi-step problem has learners finding the actual area based on a scale drawing and then converting units at the end. Two different solution choices are listed depending on the preference on which step to start first. Both methods can...