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Measuring - list of online games and tutorials

Measuring

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Explains the common measuring systems and has lots of background info of their history.
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/

BBC Skillswise Measuring
Length, weight, and capacity factsheets, games, worksheets, and guizzes.
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/lwc/

Measurements
Online lessons with interactive exercises on metric prefixes, symbols, number values, metric mass, length, volume, US length and volume, and temperature conversions.
www.aaamath.com/B/mea.htm

Reading a Tape Measure
Creates a printable worksheet for measuring in inches.
themathworksheetsite.com/read_tape.html

Math-Kitecture.com
Architecture and math resources. Students learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale.
www.math-kitecture.com/

Measure It!
Practice measuring lines with either centimeters or inches. Multiple choice questions.
onlineintervention.funbrain.com/measure/index.html

Metric puzzles and quizzes
Crossword puzzles, word seaches, and quizzes about metric units. Free printable PDF files.
lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/puzzles

Reading Scales
Helps teachers to illustrate a variety of measuring devices and how to read them.

Measures
Activities, revision bites, and quizzes about measuring time, weight, and capacity (in metric units).
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/shape_space_measures.shtml

Metric Conversion Chart
A printable measuring units conversion chart for your reference. Includes converseions between metric measures, US measures, and metric vs. US measures.
metricconversioncharts.org

Units of Measurement Quizzes
Quizes for area, distance, volume, and mass - both metric and English systems.
www.quiz-tree.com/Units_of_Measurement_main.html

Measures
A flash movie of basics of measuring time, weight, and capacity (in metric units).  Has some interactive questions and a test.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/shape/13_act.shtml

Measuring Units Worksheets
Generate free printable worksheets for measuring units conversions. Both customary and metric units included.
www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/measuring.php

Worksheets and lesson plans: Measures
These worksheets are in PDF or doc form, and cover measuring & estimating with metric measures, and conversions between some metric measures.
www.saveyoursundays.com/web/index.php/main/index/menuid/2#section10

Bunny Balance
Place bunnies on the balance until it is even.
www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/games/bunnybalance.html

Inchy Picnic Game
Measure with a ruler to find how many inches Andy Ant needs to go.
www.fuelthebrain.com/strands.php?str=Measurement

Units of Measurement Quizzes
Scroll down the page to find a quiz for area, distance, volume, and mass - both metric and English systems.
www.quiz-tree.com/

Reading a Tape Measure Worksheets
Worksheet generator - you can choose to which accuracy to measure, inches, or inches & feet.
themathworksheetsite.com/read_tape.html

Easy Unit Converter
A comprehensive online tool for converting measuring units.
www.easyunitconverter.com

Software

Measure-Matic
Measure-Matic is a software that teaches students to learn to read either an English and Metric ruler. Includes several levels of difficulty and even architectural rulers. The English ruler will show the decimal equivalence of a fraction and percentage of a decimal. The software is easy to use. Free trial download available.
Price: $39.95
www.sawmillsoftware.com/Measurement/productpages/englishruler.asp

Geo-Calc
Geometry Calculator for Mac. Work out all the measurements (area, perimeter, sides, angles, etc) of 2D and 3D shapes.
Price: $14.99
www.baldgeeks.com/geocalc.htm

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