1. Converting Metric Units Word Problems
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2. Learning Target
I can convert metric units of mass, length, and capacity.
How can you convert and compare metric units?

3. Our Goal
1.) How many milliliters are in liters? A B. 30,505 C. 35,500 D. 35,050 2.) Norman is shipping 2 boxes. The first box weighs kilograms, and the second weighs 8.2 kilograms. How much do Norman’s boxes weigh in grams?

4. Base Units Distance or Length is measured in METERS.
Capacity, which is the amount a container can hold, is measured in LITERS.
Weight, which is how heavy an object is, is measured in GRAMS.

5. Labels & Base Units Largest to Smallest
Kids (kilo) Have (hecto) Day Dreams (deka) Under (BASE UNIT) Dad’s (deci) Car (centi) Mirror (milli)
Largest to
Smallest

6. You Try & Check with your Partner
1.) The fish aquarium holds 150 liters of water. How many milliliters does the aquarium hold? 2.) 807 L = _______ mL
Solve.
4.5 ÷ 3
4.5 x 3
4.5 – 3

7. You Try & Check with your Partner
1.) The mass of the boulder is 48,567 kilograms. What is the mass of the boulder in grams? 2.) 9 kg = ______ g
Solve.
30 ÷ 1.5
30 x 1.5
30 – 1.5

8. You Try on Your Own
1.) How many millimeters are in 20 meters? A B. 2,000 C. 20,000 D. 200,000 2.) Compare 86.2 km 8,620 m
Solve.
20 – 14.89
12.4 x 3.2

9. Watch Me
Jason takes 2 centiliters of medicine. If he takes 3 doses every hour, how many milliliters will he take?

10. Watch Me
Quinn bought 8.6 meters of fabric. He plans on cutting the fabric into 4 equal pieces. If he does that, how many centimeters of fabric will each equal piece be?

11. Work With Me
Dane’s puppy weighed 8.5 grams when it was born. Now the puppy weighs 18 times as much as it did when it was born. How many grams does Dane’s puppy weigh now?

12. You Try & Check with your Partner
We rode our bikes 3.5 kilometers every day for 5 days. How many meters did we bike in all?
Solve.
21.34 – 11
21.34 x 11

13. You Try & Check with your Partner
Felice caught 5.4 kilograms of fish this morning. Her dad caught 3,900 grams. How many grams of fish did they catch in all?
Solve.
5.96 x 3
354 / 7 (with a remainder)

14. You Try & Check with your Partner
Felice caught 5.4 kilograms of fish this morning. Her dad caught 3,900 grams. Who caught more? How much more did he or she catch?
Solve.
78 x 32
178 x 132

15. You Try on Your Own
Joan adopts 2 kittens. Snowflake has a mass of 2 kilograms and Midnight has a mass of 997 grams. What is the difference in the masses of the kittens in grams?
999 grams
1,003 grams
1,113 grams
2,997 grams

16. You Try on Your Own
A stock clerk is arranging a case of 24 bottles of shampoo on a shelf. Each bottle contains liters of shampoo. How many millimeters of shampoo do all the bottles contain?

17. Evaluate Me
Matt measures 3 pieces of string. The first piece is 5.44 m. The second piece is 1.44 m. The third piece is m. How many centimeters of string does he have altogether?

18. Can you convert metric units of weight, length, and capacity?
Can you hit the target?
Can you convert metric units of weight, length, and capacity?
PROVE IT!!!

19. Turn the papers into the tray.
Corner Work
Grab your pencil & clipboard. Walk to your corner. Sit in a circle. Let one person pass out the papers. Work together to solve the problems.
Turn the papers into the tray.
You have 10 minutes.

20. Exit Ticket
1.) How many milliliters are in liters? A B. 30,505 C. 35,500 D. 35,050 2.) Norman is shipping 2 boxes. The first box weighs kilograms, and the second weighs 8.2 kilograms. How much do Norman’s boxes weigh in grams?
When you are finished, submit the exit ticket to the tray.
Then, you will pick up your math homework from the cart.

21. Exit Ticket
1.) How many milliliters are in liters? A B. 30,505 C. 35,500 D. 35,050 2.) Norman is shipping 2 boxes. The first box weighs kilograms, and the second weighs 8.2 kilograms. How much do Norman’s boxes weigh in grams?

22. Corner One
Compare. 1.) 7.6 km 760 m 2.) 3.2 kg 32 hg (hectograms) 3.) 525 cL 1,521 mL 4.) Anna ran 10 meters, Bill ran 15 meters, and Chloe ran 20 meters. How many centimeters did the three people run in all?

23. Corner Two
Compare. 1.) 7.6 km 760 m 2.) 3.2 kg 32 hg (hectograms) 3.) 525 cL 1,521 mL 4.) Anna ran 10 meters, Bill ran 15 meters, and Chloe ran 20 meters. How many centimeters did the three people run in all?

24. Corner Three
1.) Anna ran 10 meters, Bill ran 15 meters, and Chloe ran 20 meters. How many centimeters did the three people run in all? 2.) Find the area of the rectangle in square millimeters. A= ________ square millimeters
9 meters
13.6 meters

25. 3. ) Find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic meters
3.) Find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic meters. Width = 3.2 kilometers Length = 1.7 kilometers Height = 3.3 kilometers V= _________ cubic meters

26. Corner Four
1.) Anna ran 10 meters, Bill ran 15 meters, and Chloe ran 20 meters. How many centimeters did the three people run in all? 2.) Find the area of the rectangle in square millimeters. A= ________ square millimeters
9 meters
13.6 meters

27. 3. ) Find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic meters
3.) Find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic meters. Width = 3.2 kilometers Length = 1.7 kilometers Height = 3.3 kilometers V= _________ cubic meters