Metric Length
Which metric unit of measure would you use to measure the length of an ant?
millimeters
Which metric unit would you use for the weight of a snack size bag of chips?
What is grams?
4 times as many as _____ is 12
What is 3?
Which customary unit of measure would you use to measure the length of a pencil?
What is inches?
2 pounds = ? ounces
What is 32 ounces?
Which metric unit of length would you use to measure the length of a textbook?
Which liquid metric unit would you use to measure the amount of water in a swimming pool?
What is a liter?
40 is _____ times as many 8
Name something you would measure in miles.
Various answers.
How many quarts in one gallon?
What is 4 quarts?
Mary said it was 7,000 meters from her house to the school. How many kilometers is that?
7 kilometers
Tom said his school desk weighed 33 kilograms. How many grams is that?
What is 33, 000 grams?
72 is 9 times as many as _______
What is 8?
Sally measured part of the hallway in her school. It was 9 yards. How many feet would that be?
What is 27 feet?
A deli ordered 5 pounds of cheese. How many ounces is that?
What is 80 ounces?
Compare the following using greater, less than, or equal to:
70 millimeters 6 centimeters
70 millimeters is greater than 6 centimeters
Compare the following using greater than, less than, or equal to:
15, 800 grams 15 1/2 kilograms
15,800 grams is greater than 15 1/2 kilograms
Joe's basketball team scored 21 points. That is 3 times as many as Jim's team. How many points did Jim's team score?
What is 7 points?
Sam measured the length of his classroom door. It was 6 feet 10 inches long. How many inches is that?
What is 82 inches?
A chef needs 15 cups of milk for a dessert he is preparing. The milk is only sold in pint containers. How many pints does he need to buy so that he has enough milk?
What is 8 pints?
James measured his book and it was 250 centimeters. How many meters is that?
What is 2 1/2 meters?
I used 3 1/2 liters to water my plants last week. Mrs. Clark-Yvon used 500 milliliters of water each day to water her plants. Who used more water last week? Explain how you know.
It's the same amount.
500 mL x 7 = 3,500 mL for the week
3 1/2 liters = 3,500 mL
Jeffrey has 14 baseball cards in his collection. Sarah has 3 times as many baseball cards as Jeffrey. How many baseball cards does Sarah have?
What is 42 baseball cards?
What is the longest measurement?
112 inches, 9 1/2 feet, or 3 yards? Explain how you know.
What is 9 1/2 feet?
9 1/2 feet = 9 x 12 = 108 inches
1/2 foot = 6 inches
108 + 6 = 114 inches
Which is greater:
3 gallons, 11 quarts, or 25 pints?
What is 25 pints?