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100
2 ft = _____ inches
24 inches
100
2,000 m = ____ km
2 km
100

What unit should you use to measure the length of a pencil, centimeters (cm) or meters (m)? Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

centimeters

100
8 kg = ___ g
8,000 g
100
1 g = ___ q
4 q
200
75 ft = ____ yards
25 yards
200
____ m = 6,000 mm
6 m
200

What should you use to measure the capacity of a swimming pool? Gallons (g) or Cups (c)?

Gallons

200
2,000 g = ___ kg
2 kg
200

what is the relationship between milliliters and liters?

liters are 1000x as big as milliliters

300
180 in = ____ yards
5 yards
300
34 km = ____ cm
3,400,000 cm
300
What unit would you use to measure the hallway? Meters (m) or kilometers (km)?

Meters

300
10,000 g = _____ kg
10 kg
300
3 p = ____ c
6 c
400
James is five feet tall. Caroline is 53 inches tall. Who is taller?
James is taller.
400
John rode 2 kilometers on his bike. His sister Sally rode 3000 meters on her bike. Who rode the farthest?
Sally rode the farthest.
400

What unit would you use to measure the distance to QFC? Meters or Kilometers? Be prepared to explain your reasoning.

Kilometers

400
Jan's cat weighs 4 kg. Carl's cat weighs 2,900 grams. Whose cat is heavier?
Jan's cat is heavier.
400
Each day, Isaac feeds his puppy one cup of dog food in the morning and one cup in the evening. How many quarts of food does Isaac feed his puppy during a weekend?
1 q
500

Marley caught a fish that was 21 inches long. That was 7 times long as the bait fish he used to catch it. Write a multiplication equation that represents the situation.

3in (bait fish) x 7 = 21in (caught fish)

500

A rectangle has a perimeter of 24 meters. What are the possible side lengths?

6 m x 6 m    11 m x 1 m   5 m x 7 m  4 m x 8 m 

10 m x 2 m  3 m x 9 m 


500

What unit would you use to weigh a coffee mug? Grams (g) or Kilograms (kg)?

Grams

500

A quarter weighs 6 grams. Is it 1 kilogram a reasonable estimate for the weight of 10 quarters? Explain your reasoning on your boards.

If one quarter weighs 6 grams than 10 quarters would weigh 60 grams. (6 grams x 10 = 60) 1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams which is more than 10 times as much so it is not a reasonable estimate.

500
Kenny is making creamy rice pudding. His recipe requires 4 cups of milk. He has a quart of milk in his fridge. Does he have enough milk?
Yes, he has enough milk.