1. Conversion Book
Unit 6

2. Booklet You will need: Large sheet of construction paper Scissors
Glue stick
Writing utensil
Booklet

3. Fold in half hot dog style, unfold and fold in half hamburger style, unfold. Fold hot dog style again.
Fold right and left sides into center.
Unfold and cut on the solid line in the middle.
Refold lengthwise and push your fingers together so the middle folds push out, fold in half then in fourths.
Number pages starting after the title page
Solid lines are cut lines
Dotted lines are fold lines

4. Title page

5. U.S. Customary System

6. Page 1 – Weight and Length

7. Units of weight/mass 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
Page 1
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
2000 pounds (lbs) = 1 ton (tn)
Units of weight/mass

8. Units of length 12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft) 3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)
Page 1
12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)
36 inches (in) = 1 yard (yd)
5280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)
Units of length

9. Page 2 – Liquid Measure

10. Units of liquid measure
Page 2
G = gallon
Q = quart
P = pint
C = cup
Units of liquid measure

11. Units of liquid measure
Page 2
8 ounces (oz) = 1 cup (c)
2 cups (c) = 1 pint (pt)
2 pints (pt) = 1 quart (qt)
4 quarts (qt) = 1 gallon (gal)
Units of liquid measure

12. Page 3 – Temperature in Fahrenheit

13. Measure of temperature
Page 3
212 ◦ F = Water boils
98.6 ◦ F = Body temperature
68 ◦ F = Room temperature
32 ◦ F = Water freezes
℉= 9 5 ℃+32
℃= 5 9 ℉−32
Measure of temperature

14. Metric System

15. Metric measures Page 4 Prefix Unit Relationship Kilo Kilometer (km)
1000 meters
Hecto
Hectometer (hm)
100 meters
Deka
Dekameter (dkm)
10 meters
Meter (m)
1 meter
Deci
Decimeter (dm)
0.1 meter
Centi
Centimeter (cm)
0.01 meter
Milli
Millimeter (mm)
0.001 meter
Metric measures

16. Units of length 10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)
Page 5
10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)
1000 millimeters (mm) = 1 meter (m)
100 centimeters (cm) = 1 meter (m)
1000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km)
Units of length

17. Page 5
1000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)
Units of Volume

18. Units of mass/weight 1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
Page 5
1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
1000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)
Units of mass/weight

19. Units of temperature 100 ◦ C = Water boils 37 ◦ C = Body temperature
Page 3
100 ◦ C = Water boils
37 ◦ C = Body temperature
20 ◦ C = Room temperature
0 ◦ C = Water freezes
Units of temperature

20. Units of conversion 1 kilometer (km) ≈ 0.6 miles (mi)
Page 6
1 kilometer (km) ≈ 0.6 miles (mi)
1 meter (m) ≈ 1.1 yards (yd)
2.54 centimeters (cm) = 1 inch (in)
1 pound (lb) ≈ grams (g)
≈ “approximately” = “exactly”
Units of conversion