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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: General Science: Metric System: Metric and Scientific Notation

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the metric system. Discussion includes the historical development of the system and an explanation of base units. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: Metric System Conversions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Metric System Chart for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource explains the structure of the metric system of measurement; the basic units of measurement for length, volume, and mass; and provides charts for each type of measurement. A chart of customary US units is also given.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Metric System Basics

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Assess height, weight, and volume using metric measurements. This interactive exercise touches on place value and focuses on the prefixes associated with metric measurement.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Metric Units & Converting Between Them

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource demonstrates how to convert between various sizes of metric units quickly and easily. Metric units are very nice to work with, since they are all multiples of ten (or a hundred, or one-tenth, etc) of each other. You can...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Units of Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the scientific implications of measurement, and learn about system international metrics, dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and more.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Make Mine Metric!

For Teachers 6th
The students will be working on a hands-on exploration of the metric system where the scholars will be developing their own benchmarks to navigate through choosing the best unit of measurement.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Chemtutor: Units and Measures

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning resource discusses units, dimensions, and measures used in Chemistry. Some topics explored are dimension, symbols in metric units and symbols in English units. The activity consists of definitions and explanations.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Liquid Measurement Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides tables showing how to convert liquid measurements used for cooking between different customary units and metric units. Covers teaspoons up to gallons, as well as conversions to milliliters.
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Other

Conversions for Weight Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site allows you to convert weight/mass measurements. For example converting tons to grams. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units
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PBS

Pbs Mathline: It Takes Ten Lesson Plan [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students rotate from station to station completing activities involving measurement weight, length, and volume using metric measurement.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Metric System Chart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses how the metric system of measurement was developed, the organization around base units for some types of measurement, and the units used for other parameters.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Standard Units of Measurement

For Students 2nd - 8th
Details on the different systems of measurement with fun facts and an activity.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Metrics in the Home and in the Store

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan site, learners will compare SI unit (metric) measurements of common household items and their English equivalents.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: English Bus: Measurement: Meters

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario at a school. Those skills include using centimeters and meters to compare lengths, and recognizing when a unit smaller than meters are required.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Dead Men's Tales: Inferring Height From Bone Length

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the work of forensic scientists by inferring an individual's height from the length of certain long bones. Create bone/height relation charts and measure length using metric units. This activity was created to be used with the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weight vs. Capacity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This instructional activity will introduce students to measuring weight, mass, volume, and capacity using metric and cutomary units. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
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Scholastic

Scholastic News: Week of 4 1 13: Is the Kilogram Gaining Weight?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A metal cylinder used for setting the international standard of the kilogram has been slowly gaining mass over the years. This article describes the impact of that mass gain and what scientists are doing to shrink it back to size.

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