Measurement Index

Measurement is finding a number that shows the size or amount of something.

There are two main "Systems of Measurement": Metric and US Standard
	Metric Introduction to the Metric System (with Maggie!) The Metric System of Measurement Metric Numbers US Standard Units Introduction to US Standard Units (with Maggie!)

We can measure many different things, but most often we measure Length, Area, Volume, Mass and Time.

	Length Metric Lengths US Standard Lengths   Activity: Discover Lengths Area Metric Area US Standard Area   Area of Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Ellipse and Sector   Activity: Area of a Garden Volume Metric Volumes US Standard Volumes   Measuring Cups   Activity: Discover Capacity
	Mass (Weight) Metric Mass US Standard Mass   Weight or Mass?   Apparent Weight   Activity: Discover Mass
	Activity: Personal Measures

Time and Date

Clocks - Digital and Analog Analog and Digital Clocks Animation     Date and Time Clock (24 hour and AM/PM) Stopwatches     Adding and Subtracting Time Day of the Week you were Born     Introduction to Days, Weeks, Months and Years Days Weeks Months Years 12 Month Calendar Seasons     AD and BC Leap Years Earth's Orbit and Daylight Sun Clock World Time Zones     The Time - Converting AM/PM to 24 Hour Clock Time Worksheets

Conversions

How do you change from one measurement to another? If you know how long something is in meters, but need to know feet? Or square inches to square meters? You need to know how to do Conversions!

Conversion of Length (a simple intro to conversion) Conversion of Area Conversion of Volume     How to Convert Imperial to Metric How to Convert Metric to Imperial Metric US/Imperial Conversion Charts     Unit Conversion Method Unit Conversion Tool

How hot or cold is it going to be today? Is 40° Celsius nice weather? How about 40° Fahrenheit? Temperature Interactive Thermometer Conversion of Temperature - Celsius to Fahrenheit

Speed

	Metric Speed/Velocity
	US Standard Speed/Velocity

Units

	The "Unit" in Measurement
	Unit Price