Conversions

Relate Metric Units

100

1 foot = _?_ inches

12 inches

200

12 meters = _?_ centimeters

1,200 centimeters

300

25 Liters = _?_ milliliters

25,000 milliliters

400

How many milliliters of water will fill the tea kettle if it holds 2 Liters? Explain

2,000 milliliters. I can multiply 2 by 1,000 to find the number of milliliters.

500

In 6 kilometers, there are 6,000 meters. Why does the number with the measurement units increase from 6 to 6,000?

There are 1,000 meters in each kilometer, so the number increases 1,000 times as much.

Units of Weight

100

1 pound = _?_ ounces

16 ounces

200

12 tons = _?_ pounds

24,000 pounds

300

_?_ ounces = 6 pounds

96 ounces

400

Jane bought 3 pounds of flour to make rolls. Each roll uses 4 ounces of flour. How many rolls can Teri make?

Jane can make 12 rolls.

500

John bought 1 1/2 pounds of bananas. What is the weight of the bananas in ounces?

24 ounces

Units of Capacity

100

1 pint = _?_ cups

2 cups

200

8 quarts = _?_ pints

16 pints

300

10 gallons = _?_ quarts

40 quarts

400

Kayla has a pitcher that holds 18 pints and a punch bowl that holds 3 gallons. Which holds more?

Punch bowl.  The punch bowl is equal to to 12 quarts or 24 pints. The pitcher holds 18 pints which is less than the punch bowl.

500

Kelley made 12 quarts of lemonade. She is filling bottles that can hold 2 cups. How many bottles can she fill? Explain.

24 bottles. 12 quarts is equivalent to 48 cups. 48 cups will fill 24 bottles because 48 divided by 2 is 24.

Units of Time

100

1 hour = _?_ minutes

60 minutes

200

6 minutes = _?_ seconds

360 seconds

300

15 hours = _?_ seconds

54,000 seconds

400

Leann spent 3 hours online last week. If she spent the same amount of time online each of the 5 days, how many minutes did she spend online each day?

36 minutes

500

Diane boiled an egg for 12 1/2 minutes. How many seconds did she boil the egg?

750 seconds