Convert Metric Units

Fill two-column tables for length, mass, and liquid volume, with the chart in view.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 50

To go from a bigger unit to a smaller one, multiply. You need more small units to fill the same length.
To go from a smaller unit to a bigger one, divide. You need fewer big units.
A two-column table helps you see the pattern.
Decimals work too, because it's all powers of 10. 2,500 meters is 2.5 kilometers. The digits shift three places.

Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards:

5.MDR.7.3 — Convert among units within the metric system and then apply these conversions to solve multistep, practical problems.