Math2
Math2.org: Weights and Measures
This resource provides information on weights and measures, including unit conversion tables.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Temperature
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive tutorial students will learn the physics definition of temperature, how temperature is measured and how to convert the units of temperature...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Unit Conversion Tool
Use this online tool to convert measurements of acceleration, area, density, electricity, energy, force, length, mass, and other measurable properties.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Conversion Word Problems English Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Converting yards to feet and comparing two measurements. The video is followed by practice problems to assess student understanding of the concept.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Dimensional Analysis
This activity explores dimensional analysis, the process of converting one unit into another.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Body Mass What's Your Index? (Pdf)
If you like tackling formulas, then this math challenge is for you. See if you can calculate Helix's BMI (body mass index) and find out if his health is at risk. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity that engages learners...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Mole in Chemistry: Determining the Number of Atoms in Everyday Items
Students explore the concept of the mole as a measure of quantity. They build spreadsheets that allow them to convert between moles, grams, and atomic mass units for given quantities of everyday items, elements, and simple chemical...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: At the Crossroads
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about making conversions between different types of units by negotiating with a trader at the crossroads. Practice exchanges with different measurement and currency systems in a simulation....
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator Usa Money in Circulation
Students will determine the approximate number of $20 bills in circulation as of December 31, 2001, using percent and total number of bills from the USA TODAY Snapshot "USA money in circulation." Students will write their answers in...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Multiplying Feet and Inches
This site reviews the process of converting feet to inches and inches to feet using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
PBS
Pbs: Real Life Math: Restaurant Manager
Restaurant manager Tad Peelen explains how he uses math in his work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students complete an activity involving one aspect of math that Mr. Peleen mentions: determining...
Other
Online Conversion
Conversion calculators galore! Convert just about anything from one measureable unit into another measureable unit here with over two dozen calculators. Each of the links is specific to a measureable quantity. Some examples include...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us Customary Conversion Word Problems
Practice US customary 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,...
Google
Google for Education: Degrees and Radians
Students label key points on the unit circle in both radians and degrees. They count their way around the circle in 30-degree increments, and then again in increments of radians. Finally, students go through a similar process for angles...
Other
New York State Education Department: Seventh Grade Math, Book One (2006) [Pdf]
Part one of two; The March 2006 7th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is 30 multiple-choice questions ranging among topics such as number sense (scientific notation, factors), geometry (shape identification, nets),...
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World Wide Metric Calculator
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.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Polar Coordinates
This math link contains a plethora of information on Polar coordinates. The site begins with a diagram illustrating the measurements used when working with polar coordinates then goes into detail on specifics of using this coordinate...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Dividing Gallons, Quarts, and Pints
This site reviews the process of converting gallons, quarts, and pints using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Multiplying Gallons, Quarts and Pints
This site reviews the process of converting gallons, quarts, and pints using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Dividing Feet and Inches
This site reviews the process of converting feet to inches and inches to feet using multiplication or division. Students can practice the skills through self-check exercises and timed learning games.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Estimating Mass (Ounces and Pounds)
Practice estimating the mass of real life objects using US customary units. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Temperature Heat and the Sun
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students are introduced to temperature, heat and solar radiation. Students learn the methods of measuring and converting temperature between different units and identifying factors which...
US Energy Information Administration
U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Energy Calculators
A series of useful calculators for converting different sources of energy from one energy unit to another. Find conversion calculators for coal, electricity, natural gas, crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel, along with an additional...