Learners compare and convert units of measurement within the United States customary system and within the metric system by baking cookies. Students discuss how to double the cookie recipe, how to make only half of the recipe, and how to...

Practicing decimals and units, your class will convert amounts in grams, milliliters, ounces, and speed in miles per hour to nanometers per second.  Given five more problems, pupils will also practice calculating relative densities,...

In this science and engineering instructional activity, students use dimensional analysis to solve each of the problems stated on the sheet. They illustrate their work and how they arrived at their answers by using significant figures...

In this conversion worksheet, students convert from hexadecimal to octal units. This two-page worksheet contains 20 problems. These problems may be completed on-line or may be produced in printed form.

For this conversion worksheet, students convert hexadecimal to decimal numbers. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 20 problems. This interactive worksheet may be completed on-line or printed.

In this conversion instructional activity, learners convert numbers from binary to octal form. This two-page instructional activity contains approximately 20 problems. Problems may be completed on line or presented in printed form.

In this metric conversion worksheet, students read short statements and convert them to addition and subtraction equations. They convert their answers to a stated metric measure. Students mark models of cylinders to indicate given...

Students in an occupational health careers classroom review and practice finding temperature using a thermometer. They practice converting Celsius to Fahrenheit and from Fahrenheit to Celsius. They take each other's temperature and...

Students recall word problems that involve place value along with conversion of decimals to fractions. Included are hundreds, tens, units, tenths, hundredths and thousandths. They independently work on a variety of equations converting...

Students perform various activities to demonstrate knowledge of time zones. They connect with an interactive map to discover what time zone they are in. They create clocks out of paper plates and simulate different time zones.

Third graders find fractions of each color Skittle in a bag. They convert the fractions of each color to a decimal and percent. They compare the highest and lowest percentages within the group and present how they found their answers.

Third graders measure time and length. Through the use of video and technology, they explore key elements of measurement, such as units and conversion between units. They explore alternate units of measurement and apply measurement to...

Students learn about and practice converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Using a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot and a touch sensor, each group inputs a fraction of its choosing. Team members convert this same fraction into a...

Students use three tracks marked on the floor, one in yards, one in feet and one in inches. As they start and stop a robot specific distances on a "runway," they can easily determine the equivalent measurements in other units by looking...

Using concept sketches, students study energy requirements of food production explain why different sources of food require different inputs of energy. They also investigate how variables like farming methods, processing methods and...

The learning activity reviews conversion from meters to kilometers. Students answer ten questions and can check their answers when finished.

This lesson demonstrates how to rewrite an improper fraction as a mixed number.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will know: Customary and Linear Measurement Vocabulary, How to use the conversion table for customary and metric units of length to convert units of measurement, How to add and subtract units...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides practice opportunities and instruction for several types of measurement.