Say What?
In order to change from a smaller conversion (mL) to a larger conversion (L), I can use what operations?
A: Multiplication
B: Division
C: Multiplication and Repeated Addition
C: Multiplication and Repeated Addition
The Soda City Market uses large coolers that hold 20 liters of lemonade. If one lemonade stand sells 5 liters per hour, about how many hours will it take to run out?
4 hours
Weight
Students justify thinking
🧠 Human Body Measurement Riddles
I help you breathe and I sit in your chest,
I work with your ribs and never rest.
If you pour water into me, you'd need about 6 L,
Guess who I am? I'm your _______! Also, include what L represents.
lungs and liters
Sophia needs 2 gallons of milk for her party. The store sells milk in quarts. How many quarts of milk should Sophia buy?
8 quarts
Fill the blanks to complete the time conversion table.
1 day equals ________hrs
____weeks equals 35 days
3 years equals ______ months
24 hours, 5 weeks, 36 months
A zoo in Columbia is monitoring water usage for elephants. Each elephant drinks about 150 liters of water daily. If the zoo has 3 elephants, how much water in total is needed for a week? Include the unit of measurement.
Bonus: also list the milliliters
3,150 Liters of water
315,000 milliliters of water
Capacity
Students justify
I'm long and strong and help you stride,
From your hip down to your side.
About 50 cm is my average length—
I give your kick a lot of strength! Also state what cm represents.
femur and centimeters
A bag of flour weighs 500 grams. How many milligrams is that?
500,000 milligrams
To measure the height of our classroom, which unit of measurement should you use?
inches, millimeters, tons, or feet
A lemonade stand at Soda City Market uses a jug that holds 4,500 milliliters of lemonade. How many liters is that?
4.5 Liters
Length
Students justify
I'm the part of your body that helps you think,
I don’t move muscles or even blink.
I weigh just 3 pounds, small but grand,
And I’m about 15 cm wide in your hand! What am I? Also, state the abbreviation for pounds
brain and lb(s)
The water tank in a park holds 3.7 liters of water. How many milliliters of water does the tank hold?
3,700 milliliters
Fill in the blanks to complete the comedy!
Mr. Austin thought he could jump 3 feet high, but I don't really think he can jump ___inches. He once tried it and jumped twice as high in inches, but that's really ___feet.
36 inches, 6 feet
A bag of flour weighs 8 pounds. How many ounces is that?
128 ounces
I flow and move, I’m red and bright,
I help your body day and night.
If you had me in a bottle, I'd be 170 fluid ounces tall,
I'm your body's delivery service—what am I, y’all?
Also, state the abbreviation for fluid ounces
blood and fl oz
A soccer field is 100 meters long. How many millimeters is that?
100,000 millimiters
Use greater than, less than, or equal to to complete the expressions
1) 48 hours _____2,800 minutes
2) 5ft ___ 30in
3) 5kg ____ 10,000g
1) 48 hours = 2,800 minutes
2) 5ft > 30in
3) 5kg < 10,000g
In a science experiment in Germany, a tank holds 12.4 liters of liquid. Convert this to milliliters.
12,400 milliliters
I grow each month, both ten and five,
Without a trim, I might come alive!
About 3 mm I grow, you see,
At the end of your fingers—what could I be?
Also, state what mm represents
fingernails and millimiters
A bag of Takis weighs 10 ounces. If you were to buy 5 bags, how many grams would that be? (Hint: 1 ounce = 28.35 grams)
Calculators
1,417.5 grams