Week 10 · Measure and convert
Friday
Freddy's measuring game
// Change units, then plot fraction measurements
⏱ about 15 min
Friday: Freddy's measuring game
Freddy the Frog leaps onto a lily pad with a tape measure around his neck.
"Ribbit! Welcome to the measuring game," he says.
"Every lily pad has a unit on it. Some units are big, and some are tiny."
Lizzy the Lizard holds up her notebook. "I have all the unit facts right here."
Bennie the Bear smiles. "Remember: smaller unit, multiply. Bigger unit, divide."
"Let the game begin!" croaks Freddy.
Game 1: Metric
CONVERT METRIC UNITS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
7 kilograms = ? grams
35 millimeters = ? centimeters
2.4 liters = ? milliliters
80 centimeters = ? meters
Game 2: Customary
CONVERT CUSTOMARY UNITS
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
6 feet = ? yards
5 quarts = ? pints
40 ounces = ? pounds
4 hours = ? minutes
Game 3: Line plot
READ THE STICK PLOT
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
How many sticks are 1/2 foot long?
Laid end to end, how long are all the sticks?
How many sticks are longer than 1/2 foot?
How many inches long is a 3/4 foot stick?
Game 4: Earlier weeks
REMEMBER THESE?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
2/3 × 3/5 = ?
1/4 ÷ 3 = ?
3.6 + 1.45 = ?
3 ÷ 1/6 = ?
ORDER THE MASSES
- Change each mass to kilograms in your head.
- Put them from lightest to heaviest.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
Smaller unit, multiply. Bigger unit, divide.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| 7 kilograms = 7,000 grams | ? |
| 6 feet = 2 yards | ? |
| 80 centimeters = 8 meters | ? |
| 1 gallon = 4 quarts | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISE80 centimeters is 80 ÷ 100 = 0.8 meters.
Try it
Hop like Freddy and measure your longest hop in centimeters.
Change it to meters.
Is your hop more or less than 1 meter?
Change it to meters.
Is your hop more or less than 1 meter?
Ribbit! Tomorrow is a Number Hunt for units at home.