Convert measurements within a single system that are common in daily life (e.g., hours and minutes, inches and feet, centimeters and meters, quarts and gallons, liters and milliliters). (SPI 0406.4.8)

Links verified on 11/22/2011

1. Conversion Table - two columns of conversion rates; US to metric and metric to US
2. Decimals in Measurement - conversion factors presented by the Math League
3. How to Convert Units of Measurement - You can convert units easily and accurately with one simple rule: just multiply the old measurement by a carefully chosen form of the number 1. This page explains how to choose, with lots of examples.
4. Measurement Converter - convert liquid measure, weight, temperature or length at Food.com
5. Metric Measure - The metric system of measurement makes heavy use of the decimals. A table at this site gives an idea how.
6. Metric Prefixes - explanation, practice and a game
7. Metric Symbols - explanation, practice and a game
8. Metric Units - explanation, practice and a game
9. Metric Values in Words - explanation, practice and a game
10. Units of Measurement - length, mass, area, and volume measurements and conversion factors

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