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Measuring - list of online games and tutorials
GENERAL
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Explains the common measuring systems and has lots of background info of their history.
BBC Bitesize Measures
Short revision (review) "bites" with some activities and short tests for middle school level (metric units only). Topics include measures, perimeter, area, volume, and time.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/measures/
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
Easy Unit Converter
A comprehensive online tool for converting measuring units.
www.easyunitconverter.com
Measuring Units Worksheets
Generate free printable worksheets for conversions between measuring units (length, weight, volume). Both customary and metric units included.
www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/measuring.php
Units of Measurement Quizzes
Quizzes for area, distance, volume, and mass - both metric and English systems.
www.quiz-tree.com
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
LENGTH & WEIGHT
Inchy Picnic Game
Measure with a ruler to find how many inches Andy Ant needs to go.
www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/play.php?ID=4
The Ruler Game
Choose between whole inches, half-inches, quarters, eighths, or sixteenth parts of an inch to measure. Click on the given measurement on a ruler. Timed or not timed versions available.
www.rickyspears.com/rulergame
Measure It!
Practice measuring lines with either centimeters or inches. Multiple choice questions.
www.funbrain.com/measure
Sal's Sub Shop
Customers order subs, and you need to cut them to the given measurements - sometimes in metric units, sometimes in inches.
www.mrnussbaum.com/sal.htm
Reading a Tape Measure Worksheets
Worksheet generator - you can choose to which accuracy to measure, inches, or inches & feet.
themathworksheetsite.com/read_tape.html
Measurement Game for Kids
Measure the length and weight of various parcels using the interactive scales and ruler so you can give them a stamp with the correct postage rate. Uses grams and centimeters.
www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/geometry/measurement.html
Reading Scales
You can illustrate a variety of measuring devices, such as scales, measuring cup, thermometer, and spedometer, and how to read them. Generate examples using different scales on different devices at the press of a button.
www.teacherled.com/2008/01/28/reading-scales
Reading Scales
Weigh objects on this virtual balance scale, using weights of 10 g, 50 g, 250 g, and 500 g.
www.teacherled.com/resources/oldscales/oldscalesload.html
Bunny Balance
Place bunnies on the balance until it is even.
www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/games/bunnybalance.html
THE METRIC SYSTEM
BBC Skillswise Measuring
Short videos, games, and quizzes on length, weight, and capacity (metric units).
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/measuring
Measures
An online activity about metric measuring units and how to read scales, measuring cup, and a ruler. Uses British spelling.
www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures
Metric puzzles and quizzes
Crossword puzzles, word seaches, and quizzes about metric units. Free printable PDF files.
lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/puzzles
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
The Metric Units Tutorial—Metric Number line
A tutorial of the common metric unit prefixes, and a way to convert between metric units using a "metric unit number line," which visually shows you how many steps you need to move the decimal point.
www.dmacc.edu/medmath1/METRIC/Metric%20Number%20Line%20HTML/sld001.htm
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
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
MB-Ruler - a triangular ruler for the computer screen
MB-Ruler is a software that helps you to measure distances and angles on the computer screen, such as distances on a map or angles in any image. It has a ruler and a protractor, which are almost transparent over the image you are working with.
Price: Free for non-commercial use.
www.markus-bader.de/MB-Ruler
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