Reader Recommendations: Units of Measurement
The following site reviews were submitted by readers like you. Discovered (or created) a cool site we should know about? Click here to add URL.
March 6, 2008 -- From Dominic, a reader, from USA, who is affiliated with the site.
A very user friendly comprehensive unit conversion tool for kids to learn about various SI metric units and how they converter to other units.
February 18, 2008 -- From Martha Flores, a teacher, from Boston, who is not affiliated with the site.
This free unit conversion site has a user friendly interface for kids to learn about unit conversions easily and have fun while learning. It covers about 20 categories of unit conversions.
June 4, 2006 -- From Units Guy, a reader, from Fort Collins, Colorado, who is affiliated with the site.
Our "Charts, Graphs & Nomographs" page has numerous scientific and engineering graphics that put various different units of measure into perspective. Here is one example graphic found there. It is called "The Scale of Things -- Nanometers and more." Have students select one of these graphics, print it out and then bring it to class to explain for a few minutes to the rest of the class. After class post all the graphics on a board for a week or so. The whole class can learn. For extra credit have students find a second perspective providing graphic from some other source on the Internet or from a text or journal of some type. The depth of understanding students will gain about how big and small their world and universe is from the perspective of various units of measure will open new horizons for them. This is a simple, but powerful exercise. Try it!
June 4, 2006 -- From Units Guy, a reader, from Fort Collins, Colorado, who is affiliated with the site.
A website with a database of information on a variety of units of measure. Look for new perspectives on the magnitude of any physical quantity. Contribute your own unique "Perspective Block." Ask the Units Guy a question about how big or small somethings is. See your answer posted in our kid friendly database of how big and small it is. School exercises for students. Explore & learn!
FOUND A BAD LINK? Please
let me know if any of these addresses have changed.
Surfnetkids Headline Feed | 
