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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
conversion

world Metric

Introduction to the Metric System (with Maggie!)

The Metric System of Measurement

Metric Numbers

us US Standard Units

Introduction to US Standard Units (with Maggie!)

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

 

Length

world Metric Lengths
us US Standard Lengths

Area

world Metric Area
us US Standard Area
  Area of Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle,
Parallelogram, Trapezium, Ellipse and Sector
   

Volume

world Metric Volumes
us US Standard Volumes
  Measuring Cups
weight and mass

Weight or Mass

world Metric Mass
us US Standard Mass
  Weight or Mass?
  Apparent Weight

Time

tick Adding and Subtracting Time
tick Analog and Digital Clocks Animation
tick Clocks - Digital and Analog
tick Day of the Week you were Born
   
tick AD and BC
tick Leap Years
tick Earth's Orbit and Daylight
tick Sun Clock
tick World Time Zones
   
tick The Time - Converting AM/PM to 24 Hour Clock
tick Time Worksheets
time  

Conversions

How do you change from one measurment 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
tick Conversion of Length (a simple intro to conversion)
tick Conversion of Area
tick Conversion of Volume
   
tick How to Convert Imperial to Metric
tick How to Convert Metric to Imperial
tick Metric Imperial Conversion Charts
   
tick Unit Conversion Method
tick Unit Conversion Tool

How hot or cold is it going to be today? Is 40° Celsius nice weather? How about 40° Fahrenheit?

Temperature

tick Interactive Thermometer
tick Conversion of Temperature - Celsius to Fahrenheit

Speed

world Metric Speed/Velocity
us US Standard Speed/Velocity

Units

The "Unit" in Measurement

 

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