Module 1: Measurement Systems

Section 1: The Metric System

Environment Canada: The Weather Office
Use this site to find the temperatures of several Canadian cities.

Section 2: Imperial System

There are lots of online conversion-calculators. You may want to type "conversion calculator" into a search engine. Or you can try one of the ones listed below.

Convert.net

Metric Conversions.org

Wolfram Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine

Yahoo! Education: Conversion Calculator

If you're looking for more information about the Système International, the imperial system, or the American system, you could try entering one of the following words or phrases into a search engine:

• Système International
• Imperial
• Metric vs imperial
• American measurements

Or, have a look at the links below.

FPSi: Imperial and USA Measurement Systems & History
This site provides a brief explanation of the history of the imperial and the American systems of measurement.

Wikipedia: Imperial Units
This site provides a description of the imperial system of measurement.

Wikipedia: International System of Units
This site provides a description of the International System of measurement.

Wikipedia: United States Customary Units
This site provides a description of the American system of measurement.