What metric measurements do we use to measure distance
Meters/centimeters
Grams
What is the smallest common unit of volume?
millileter
What is the smallest common unit of time?
Seconds
Sally has a bag of sugar that weighs 2,500 grams. She uses 500 g of the bag.
How many kilograms of sugar does Sally have left?
2 kilograms
What metric unit of measurement is used for capacity/volume?
Milliliters/liters
What unit of mass is used to measure large things?
Kilograms
What is the largest common unit of volume?
Liter
The long hand on a clock measures what?
Minutes
It takes eight 500mL bottles of water to fill up a pot. How many liters is that
4 Liters
What metric unit of measurement is used for mass?
Grams/Kilograms
1000 grams
Is a pool more likely to be measured in 500L or 500mL?
500 L
Noon
Tom is going on a road trip. The trip will take 3 hours and 15 minutes. He needs to arrive by 2:00 pm. What time does he need to leave? Include am/pm in your answer
10:45 am
How many times will a minute hand go around a clock in one day?
24
What unit of mass would I use to measure you?
How many mL are in a 6L container?
6000mL
James starts school at 8:00am and ends at 2:30pm. How long is his school day?
6 hours 30 minutes
Lily is filling a water bottle for her hike. One water bottle holds 750 mL. Her guide book recommends drinking at least 2.5 liters of water on the hike she's going. How many water bottles should she bring?
At least 4 water bottles
How many minutes are in 10 hours?
600 minutes
How many grams are in 5kg?
5000 grams
Do only liquids have volume? Explain your answer
Everything that takes up space has volume.
It takes a runner 4 and a half hours to run a marathon. How many minutes is that?
270 minutes
A baker is preparing to make several batches of cookies for a big party. Each batch takes about 12 minutes to bake and she can fit two batches in the oven at a time. If she's baking 18 batches of cookies, how long should she plan to be making cookies for?
Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes
about 1 hour and 50 minutes