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Measuring Lesson Plans and Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students may review measurement, and metric system conversions by measuring one another and the world around them.
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Metrics

For Students 7th - 12th
In this metrics activity, students read information about the metric system. Students review the concepts of prefixes, conversion ratios, and the decimal system. This activity has 17 matching, 31 fill in the blank, and 8 word problems.
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Metric Practice Sheet

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this metric system learning exercise, students solve five problems including filling in a chart with the metric system prefixes and their meanings, converting numbers to scientific notation and converting from one unit of measurement...
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Writing Meters, Liters and Grams

For Students 7th - 9th
In this metric system conversion worksheet, students are given directions for converting from one metric unit to another by moving the decimal to the left or right the proper number of places. Students convert 36 measurements by moving...
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Exploring Customary and Metric Systems

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate and measure using the metric and customary units. In this math lesson, students investigate which method is used most worldwide, the metric or the customary. They convert from unit to the other.  
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Convert a Larger Metric Unit to a Smaller One

For Students 4th - 5th
For this metric conversion worksheet, students convert a set of 12 given metric measurements to smaller measurements. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Metric Conversion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders access prior knowledge to complete a do now using metric conversion. In this metric conversion lesson, 5th graders will respond to problems and analyze for a possible mnemonic device.
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Converting Meters and Centimeters (A)

For Students 5th - 6th
For this converting measurements worksheet, students review the meter to centimeter and centimeter to meter conversion rules. Students then convert the given measurements and solve 24 problems.
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Determining Largest Metric Measurement

For Students 4th - 6th
In this metric measurement worksheet, students circle the greatest measurement given out of a total of 3, 15 sets total. Worksheet includes a link to additional activities.
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Converting Centimeters and Millimeters (B)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this converting measurements worksheet, students review the measurement conversions for centimeter to millimeter and millimeter to centimeters. Students solve 24 problems.
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English Measurement System

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine how to convert measurement. In this English Measurement activity, students discover interesting facts about the history of measurement. Students study formulas and practice using them.
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Metric Mania-English to Metric Conversions

For Students 7th - 9th
In this unit conversions worksheet, students convert from the English system of measurement to the metric system and from the metric system to the English system.
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Explore Metric Units of Length problem solving 12.6

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this exploring metric units of length worksheet, students estimate, measure with paper clips, measure with centimeter and millimeter rulers, and convert centimeters to milliliters. Students write five answers.
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Workplace Math Skills Assessment- Metric Conversion

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this workplace math skills assessment, students complete metric conversion problems. They convert centimeter to millimeters, and use the conversions in addition and subtraction problems. They use a job aid table to complete 4 short...
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The Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, via the newspaper, practice standard and metric measurement.
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Units of Measure: Complete the Conversions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this metric measurement worksheet, young scholars practice their conversion skills as they convert 10 millimeter measurements to centimeter measurements.
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Units of Measure: Complete the Conversions 3

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this metric measurement worksheet, students practice their conversion skills as they convert 10 millimeter measurements to centimeter measurements.
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Measure Length in Millimeters, Centimeters and Meters

For Students 6th - 8th
For this measurement worksheet, students convert metric lengths of measure to millimeters, centimeters, and meters. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Gimli Glider—Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's the moral of this story? Units save lives! Teach measurement conversion through storytelling in a quick math-based lesson. Young scientists learn how one country's decision to swap from imperial to metric standard units caused an...
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Conversions: Metrics Made Easy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students convert standard units of measurement to metric units using tape measures, meter sticks, rulers, and online conversion calculators.
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Metric Cookies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders convert English to Metric units.  In this converting English to Metric units lesson, 6th graders convert a cookie recipe in English units to Metric units.  Students write a letter to a pen pal in England where...
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Measurements in Science

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders demonstrate knowledge of metric tools by measuring common objects in the classroom. They discuss the various units of metric measurement and the scientific tools used to take them. They copy a metric ladder from a Web site.
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Metric Conversions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this metric conversion worksheet, students convert measurements within the metric system. They determine the proper procedure, multiplication or division, prior to converting. This two-page worksheet contains 11 problems.
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Metric Mania Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
In this metric instructional activity, students complete 28 different metric calculations consisting of density, volume, mass, length, temperature, and time.