Curso: Does It Measure Up? Metrics vs US Measurements

About This Course

Welcome to 'Will it Measure Up?'! Updated August 2023

Written by: Linda Smentek & Kimberly Tran, EIS Education Team Members, 2016
Topic: Mathematics
Title of Lesson: Does It Measure Up? Metrics vs US Measurements
Grade (Age): Gr 5-8 (Ages: 10-13)
Pre-requisites: Students should have a firm grasp of algebra and its operations.

In this course, students will learn about conversion between the metric and imperial measurement systems for various topics such as mass, length and volume.

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Introduction

Please complete the initial pre-survey to see how much you know about conversion.

Helpful Links:

Pre-Survey Cuestionario

Before starting the activities below, please attempt this short survey to test your knowledge of the material that will be covered.

Length

These activities will focus the conversions of these: centimeter, millimeter, inch, foot, yard, meter, kilometer and mile

Length clipart

Length Lección

This lesson introduces the imperial and metric systems and conversion within and between the two systems.
Practice Problems Submission Diario
NASA Planetary Fact Sheet URL

Use this link to complete the practice problems in the Length lesson above.

Weight & Mass

These activities will focus the conversions of these: milligram, gram, ounce, pound, kilogram, slug.

Image depicting a scale, showing kilograms and grams

Weight and Mass Lección

This lesson covers conversions with mass and weight between the Metric and Imperial systems.
Practice Problem Submission Diario
Your Weight on Other Planets URL

Have you ever wondered how much you would weigh on another planet? This webpage will tell you!

Temperature

These activities will focus the conversions of Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Temperature Clipart

Temperature Lección

What is Temperature? How do we measure it and how do we convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius?
Temperatures Around the World URL

The temperatures of various cities around the world. Use this link to assist you with the practice problems assigned.
Temperature Game URL

This game by NASA will allow you to explore the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales, and will provide more informative insight.

Volume

Measuring cup

These activities will focus the conversions of these: teaspoon, tablespoon, ounce, millimeter, cup, pint, liter, quart, gallon.

Volume Lección

This lesson discusses units of volume and conversions within and between the two systems of measurement.
Horrendous Soup Game URL

This game from http://mrnussbaum.com/ covers conversions in length, mass and volume. Play this game to practice your skills
Volume Equations URL

Equations for the volumes of various three-dimensional objects.

Time Zones

These activities will focus the conversions of Universal and Metric Time.

Clock with the world map and different time zones depicted

Time Lección

This lesson will cover conversions in Metric time and conversions in Universal time.
How do Astronauts tell time? Diario
Greenwich Mean Time URL

This website offers more information about Greenwich Mean Time along with time zone maps and a converter.
UTC/GMT Time Zone Map URL

This map from wikipedia shows the world divided into the various time zones in UTC/GMT.

Culminating Activities

Complete the survey
Write a reflection in your journal about what you have learned

Additional Practice Games URL

For additional practice in conversion, Sheppard Software has games for converting length, volume and mass.
Test your Learning Cuestionario

Take this short quiz to check how much you have learned from these lessons.
What have I learned? Diario

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