Rounding
Which two tens does the number 56 fall in between?
50 and 60
What time does our classroom clock show right now?
Answer will be based on the clock.
Which units are used to weigh lighter objects? Grams or kilograms?
Grams
Which unit would you use to measure the amount of liquid in a small container? Milliliters or liters?
milliliters
Amy has a backpack that weighs 8 kg. Jessie has a backpack that weighs 12 kg. What is the difference between the weights of their backpacks?
4 kg
Which two tens does the number 138 fall in between?
130 and 140
Based on the time that it is right now, what time will it be in 7 minutes?
Answers will vary based on the time.
Which units are used to weigh heavier objects? Grams or kilograms?
Kilograms
Which unit would you use to measure the liquid capacity of a larger container? Milliliters or liters?
Liters
Monty and Fred each have 110 mL of water in their bottles. Their friend Dustin has 92 mL of water in his bottle. What is the total amount of water these three friends have?
312 mL
Round 75 mL to the nearest ten mL.
80 mL
Ms. West woke up at 5:05 a.m. It took her 46 minutes to get herself and her daughter ready. What time were they ready?
5:51 a.m.
1,000 grams
How many milliliters are in one liter?
1,000 milliliters
Brad bought 24 kg of sand to make sandcastles. Each sandcastle needs 2 kg of sand. How many sandcastles is Brad expecting to make?
12 kg
About how many grams is 94 grams?
90 grams
Ms. Shuai finished grading papers at 9:47 p.m. It took her 32 minutes to grade papers. What time did Ms. Shuai start grading papers?
9:15 p.m.
A pencil weighs about 6 grams or 6 kg?
6 grams
Name 3 objects that have a small capacity.
Answers will vary.
Meg found a pebble that weighs 16 grams. Then she found a rock that weighs the same as 3 pebbles, how much does the rock weigh.
48 grams
Explain how the halfway point shows you how to round.
If a number is at or above the halfway point, you round up. If a number is below the halfway point, you round down.
Ms. Kate started to eat her lunch at 11:58 a.m. It took her 15 minutes to eat lunch. What time did she finish eating?
12:13 p.m.
A watermelon weighs about 3g or 3kg?
3 kg
What does the word capacity mean?
The amount of liquid that a container can hold.
Bucket 1 has 250 mL of water. Bucket 2 has 450 mL of water. Bucket 3 has 300 mL of water. How many liters of water is there in all?
1 liter