How Do You Convert Units of Measurement? Understanding measurement is an important part of mathematics. Every object has a set of dimensions that determines its shape and size. To measure these, mathematics has created a system that is known as S.I. There are different unites of measures in the S.I system for measuring each dimension, such as m, km, liters, kg etc. In math, the rule is that if you have one dimension in m and other values in km, then you have to make sure that all units are same. Let us take a look at them one by one. Length - Millimeters Centimeters, Meters, Kilometers. Mass - Kilograms, Grams, Milligrams. Time - Seconds, Minutes, Hours. Volume - Milliliters, Liters. There are lots more! For example, the base unit for temperature is kelvin, luminous intensity is denoted by candela, and the unit for measuring quantity is mole.

In science and math alike we are often challenged with converting unit of measure. You know how many meters a bicycle travels in an hour, but how many miles did it cover? In this example we are even converting between measurement systems. Most of planet subscribes to using the metric system as the sole units of measure. We suggest having students master the metric system first. Converting between metric units is a simple task of moving decimal place values. These worksheets explain how to convert between different measurement scales, such as Imperial and Metric, for length, mass, and other units. Calculators are suggested for some of the conversions.