Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Tune-Up: Converting English Measurements

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

4, 5

Overview

In this short practice, students review the steps for converting various English measurements and practice with examples and activities. In a video, a chef explains how he converts measurements to scale a chocolate cake recipe for a big party.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 4

    MA19.4.21

    Select and use an appropriate unit of measurement for a given attribute (length, mass, liquid volume, time) within one system of units: metric - km, m, cm; kg, g, l, ml; customary - lb, oz; time - hr, min, sec.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.4.21

    Vocabulary

    • Appropriate unit of measure
    • Metric
    • Customary
    • Equivalent
    • Conversion table
    • Mass
    • Liquid volume
    • Kilometer
    • Meter
    • Centimeter
    • Kilogram
    • Gram
    • liter
    • Milliliter
    • Ounce
    • Pound
    • Hour
    • Minute
    • Two-column table

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • units of measures for given attributes vary in size and are related by multiplicative comparison.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Select and use appropriate units of measure for a given attribute.
    • Convert larger units of measure to smaller units of measure within the same measurement system.
    • Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There is an appropriate unit of customary measurement and metric measurement for a given attribute.
    • Multiplicative relationships exist between customary units of length, mass, liquid volume, and time.
    • Multiplicative relationships exist between metric units of length, mass, liquid volume.
    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 5

    MA19.5.17

    Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real-world problems.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.5.17

    Vocabulary

    • Measurement system
    • US Customary
    • Metric
    • Unit
    • Conversion
    • Equivalent measurements

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Strategies for converting a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit in the same system.
    • Relative size of customary and metric units of measure.
    • Strategies for converting between units of measure in the same system.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Convert measurement units.
    • Solve multi-step word problems involving measurement conversions.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • the multiplicative relationship between units of measures given in the same measurement system is essential when converting units to a larger or smaller unit.
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    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    PBS
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