The metric system is critical to understand and use in science yet students struggle to work in the metric system when they think in the English system. This also sets students up for 2 very important skills in science: standardized equations (plug and chug) and NOT SKIPPING steps!

This lesson plan contains a PowerPoint to capture student interest on the need to be able to understand and use the metric system, a PowerPoint explaining a simple 4 step plug and chug process, and a practice assignment involving football.