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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 5.md Box of Clay

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This task provides an opportunity to compare the relative volumes of boxes in order to calculate the mass of clay required to fill them. Aligns with 5.MD.C.
Activity
Other

Allmath.com: Metric Converter

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this converter to find equivalent units for a measure. You can convert measures for area, length, weight, temperature, and volume.
Website
Other

Online Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Sand Babies (Pdf) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this engaging instructional activity, students use a variety of measurement strategies in creating their own Sand Babies. Students explore standard and non-standard measurements, area, data collection and analysis, and graphing....
Handout
The Math League

The Math League: Decimals in Measurement

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
This site gives information on the metric system, as well as abbreviations for metric conversion.
Handout
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

International System of Units: Si Base Units

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the definitive source for information on SI base units, derived units, squares, cubes, luminosity, field strength and flux density.
Activity
Other

Unit conversion.org: Online Unit Converter

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a unit converter? Links to the most common converters provide access to the answers you need quickly.
Handout
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.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Unit Reasoning Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us Customary Conversion Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
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,...
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SMART Technologies

Smart: States of Matter

For Students 2nd - 5th
This review of matter includes properties, volume, length, mass, and states of matter. Activities, games, and a Monster Quiz are include.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Metric Conversions Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Practice metric 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, watch a...