CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Matter, Mass, and Volume
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of matter and what mass and volume measure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Matter, Mass, and Volume
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of matter and what mass and volume measure.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Measures
A huge collection of teacher resources to aide in the teaching of all types of metric measurement: length, distance, mass, weight, capacity, and volume. Activities include measuring, estimating, converting, investigating, and finding...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume and Mass
This lesson will describe the concepts of volume and mass and show how to calculate volume and mass.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: You're So Dense Ti 83
Students investigate the relationship between density of an object, its mass and its volume. They use mass and volume measurements to determine the density of pennies. They compare the density of pre-1983 and post-1984 pennies.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Young scholars learn the metric units engineers use to measure mass, distance (or length) and volume. They make estimations using these units and compare their guesses with actual values. To introduce the concepts, the teacher needs...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Density Column Lab Part 1
In this first part of a two-part lab activity, students use triple balance beams and graduated cylinders to take measurements and calculate the densities of several common, irregularly shaped objects with the purpose to resolve confusion...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: All About Measurements
A complete tutorial that explains time, metric system, mass, length, volume, and temperature. Interactive practices and challenge games are included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: The International System of Units
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will begin to identify the seven base units of the International System of Units. They will understand the commonly used metric...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Measurement: Tools of Measurement
A slideshow, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of measurement and the tools that can be used to measure things, depending on the purpose, e.g., temperature, length, mass, angle, time, etc.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arithmetic Word Problems With Volume
In this exercise, students practice arithmetic word problems with volume. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate liquid...
The Math League
The Math League: Metric Units and Measurement
This metric system tutorial is compared to the U.S. standard system so that students can comprehend the measurement of length, volume, mass and the like.
PBS
Nova Online: How Many Pearls? A Weight & Volume Game
This interactive game has students apply skills in estimation, measurement, and basic addition using pearls. Students are asked to estimate the number of pearls in a treasure chest by making predictions and using number sense. The skills...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measuring and Comparing Matter
In this activity, students will measure a variety of different materials from the classroom to determine how much matter is found in these materials then determine the mass of these materials using the same volume for each. The data will...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Comparing Densities of Different Liquids
This lab experiment has students observe and compare the density of five different liquids while measuring mass and volume.
Other
All math.com: Us/metric Conversion Tables
Convert metric measurements to U.S. Measurements and the reverse, too. Easy to follow tables have sections for area, length, mass,temperature and volume.
Other
Allmath.com: Metric Converter
Use this converter to find equivalent units for a measure. You can convert measures for area, length, weight, temperature, and volume.
Other
Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unit Reasoning Lesson
Unit reasoning helps us make sense of measurements by converting between measurement units and making reasonable estimates. For the Praxis test, we need to know common measurement units for length, time, volume, and mass, as well as how...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Convert Units (Us Customary)
Convert between US customary measures of distance, volume, and mass. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
International System of Units: Si Base Units
This is the definitive source for information on SI base units, derived units, squares, cubes, luminosity, field strength and flux density.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Dice: Lesson Plan
Read the die to find out what exercise to do and how many repetitions are needed, keep a running tally of rolls to see who gets the highest score.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: How Dense Is Salt Water?
Disappearing Wetlands: Explore the relationship between mass, density, and salinity by measuring the mass and volume of four saltwater solutions of increasing strength.