Grade 10 Essential Unit C – Measurement

Unit C Measurement Notes.   These are the class notes for the unit.

Unit C – YouTube Play List – A selection of supporting videos. View the ones that seem to help you best.  Select ‘Play All’, sit back, review.  Bear in mind: videos are not a good way to learn!  Watching someone else do it is not the same as you doing it!

Selected Possible Worksheets

Worksheet – Read Ruler – Measurement and Reading a Ruler  (Assignment CHARLIE-1 Due:   )
Worksheet 2 Convert Metric – Converting Between Metric Measures
[C-2 Due:    ]
Metric Conversions Puzzle – [Assgt C- 3; Due:  ].  “How Can you Find A…” Several fun riddles pages; converting metric to metric.  Do the puzzle to see if you have the answer to the riddle, fix it if necessary
Measure and Convert Imperial – “What Has Four Legs and Flies..” Several fun riddles to solve using that old Imperial, English, Customary American System.  [CHARLIE 4:  ]
Convert Imperial Units Puzzle #2  “What did they Call the Guy..”  [Charlie -5 :  ]
Convert between Imperial and Metric [Assgt C-6: ]

Unit Converter Tool. Convert any measure to any other measure!  Don’t cheat students still havve to show manual calculations!

Worksheet – Converting Temperature Scales – Convert between Celsius : Fahrenheit [Charlie – 7; Due  ]
Ratio-rate-proportions worksheet.  [               ]
Worksheet – Proportional Reasoning and Percentages.   [              ]

Introduction to Measurement.  Excellent on-line introduction.

Conversion Tables – Handy selected conversion factors with examples. Of course google does an awesome job too!  But you should have a rough idea of what the conversion is without google!

Conversion Workbook. A workbook of practice problems for conversions.  Answer Key to Conversion Workbook.

Conversions – Online.  Convert Anything to Anything! Of course you should be able to the the common ones almost in your head!

On-Line Conversion Calculator.  Another great on-line conversion calculator.  Check out all the pages too! Doesn’t do Imperial Units!

How to Read a Ruler. Webpage: How to read a metric and inches ruler

Purple Math – Converting by Canceling Units. The proper way to convert especially if you do science. Also known as dimensional analysis.  Lots of little amounts is the same as a few big amounts!!  Amazing!

Make your Own Conversion Worksheets.  Generate your own worksheet at various difficulties and get the answers too!

Conversions in the Metric System. A nice clean .PDF file.

Worksheet – Converting between Metric Measurements.

Scientific Notation. How to write really big and really small values.

Scientific Notation 2. How to write really big and really small values.

Purple Math – Scientific Notation. Don’t click on the adverts

Calipers Tutorial. How to use calipers if you plan on being a machinist or carpenter.

Micrometer Tutorial. How to use a micrometer if you plan on being a machinist or carpenter.

Interactive animation – Reading a Micrometer.  In Portugese!  Another  Interactive Mircrometer.

Calipers Animated Gif. Animation – How to read calipers.

Vernier Calipers – How to read them!  A good interactive webpage!

Vernier Calipers. How to read them.

Learn Alberta Glossary and Manipulatives

Measrement Games and Quizzes.  Fun for the whole family

Metric Measurement: Rages to Riches.  Win a Million Dollars
Metric Weights : Rags to Riches.  Win a Million English Pounds (£)
Measurements Skills: Rags to Riches.  Win a Million!
Measurement Practice Test.  Give yourself a quiz on measurement!
Soft Schools Measurement Quiz.  Try the quiz.  Send me a screen shot of how you did!
Soft Schools Length Quiz.  Quiz yourself on measuring lengths!
Soft Schools  Weight Quiz.  Quiz yourself on weights!  Fun for the family!
Soft School Temperature Quiz.

Inch Ruler