Metric Magic
An elementary student is carrying a stack of textbooks to the library.
If the textbooks have a mass of 4 kilograms (4kg), how many grams (g) is that?
4,000 grams (g)
Which metric unit would be the best choice to measure the mass of a single grape?
A) Kilograms (kg)
B) Litres (L)
C) Grams (g)
A student is decorating the front of their math notebook with a large sticker. The notebook is a rectangle with:
Base: 10 centimetres (cm)
Height: 8 centimetres (cm)
What is the total area of the notebook cover?
80cm2
A library has a giant dictionary that weighs exactly 7 kilograms (kg).
How many grams (g) does this giant book weigh?
7,000 grams (g)
A baker has a box of grapes for a fruit tart.
The box has a weight of 2 kilograms (kg).
How many grams (g) does the box weigh in total?
2,000 grams (g)
What is the area of the rug?
20m2
Which object is heavier?
Object A: 4,500 g (grams)
OR
Object B: 5 kg (kilograms)
Object B (5 kg = 5,000g)
A local zoo has 2 newborn animals.
Baby Panda: Mass of 4,000 grams (g)
Baby Penguin: mass of 3 kilograms (kg)
Which animal has a greater mass, and by how many grams (g)?
1,000 grams (g)
A rectangular hallway has an area of 54m2. If the hallway is 9 metres (m) long, how wide is it?
6 metres (m)
The backpack: 2 kg
+
The lunchbox: 450 g
What is the combined mass of both items in grams (g)?
2,450 grams (g)
A science teacher has a large container with 8 kilograms (kg) of soil. She needs to put 500 grams (g) of soil into 6 different small pots.
After she fills all 6 pots, how many grams (g) of soil will be left in the large container?
5,000 grams (g)
The 4th-grade class is building a rectangular vegetable garden.
Base: 8 metres (m)
Height: 6 metres (m)
What is the total area of the garden?
48 metres squared (m2)
A grocery bag can safely hold 10 kilograms (kg) before it rips.
You have already put 6,500 grams (g) of apples inside.
How many more grams (g) of groceries can you add?
3,500 grams (g)
A chef is making a massive batch of soup for a festival. He needs exactly 12 kilograms (kg) of chopped onions.
The chef bought 3 bags of onions:
Bag A: 4,500 grams (g)
Bag B: 3,200 grams (g)
Bag C: 2,800 grams (g)
How many more grams (g) of onions does the chef need?
1,500 grams (g)
A rectangular playground is 12 metres (m) long and 8 metres (m) wide. The city wants to double the length of the playground to make more room for swings.
What will be the new area of the playground after the length is doubled in metres (m)?
192m2