Measurement

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
We can measure many different things, but mostly we measure Length, Area, Volume, Mass and Time.
 * Introduction to US Standard Units (with Maggie!)

Length

 * Metric Length
 * US Standard Length
 * 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 Volume
 * US Standard Volume
 * Measuring Cups
 * Activity: Discover Capacity

Mass (Weight)

 * Metric Mass
 * US Standard Mass
 * Weight or Mass?
 * Apparent Weight
 * Activity: Discover Mass

Activity

 * 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
 * Seasons
 * Days Between Two Dates
 * 12 Month Calendar


 * 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 Converter

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

Speed

 * Metric Speed/Velocity
 * US Standard Speed/Velocity
 * Speed and Velocity
 * Acceleration

Direction

 * Compass: North, South, East and West
 * Direction Game
 * Mazes

Units

 * The "Unit" in Measurement
 * Unit Price and Unit Price Game
 * Cooking Measurements

Accuracy and Precision

 * Accuracy and Precision
 * Errors in Measurement