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Fire Station Open House: Converting Units

Grade 4 practice converting larger units to smaller ones (km, m, kg, L, hours, feet, pounds) at a fire station open house.

Grade 4MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to4.MD.A.1

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students know how many times larger one unit is than another within the same measurement system.
  • Students convert measurements from larger units to smaller units, including mixed units like 2 feet 4 inches.
  • Students complete a two-column conversion table for feet and inches.

How to use

Use after teaching unit equivalences. Post a chart of the key facts (1 km = 1,000 m, 1 ft = 12 in, 1 lb = 16 oz) for students who need support, and remove it for a challenge.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

4.MD.A.1

Know the relative sizes of units within one measurement system and convert larger units to smaller ones.

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Fire Station Open House: Converting Units

Change larger units into smaller units.

Know your units

Think about how many of the smaller unit fit in one of the larger unit.

1.
Firefighter Dana made fact cards for the open house. Match each larger unit to the number of smaller units it equals.
  1. 1 kilometer = ___ meters
  2. 1 meter = ___ centimeters
  3. 1 hour = ___ minutes
  4. 1 foot = ___ inches
  5. 1 pound = ___ ounces
  6. 1 yard = ___ feet
  1. A. 16
  2. B. 1,000
  3. C. 3
  4. D. 60
  5. E. 12
  6. F. 100
2.
A liter is 1,000 times as much as a milliliter. Which other larger unit is also 1,000 times as much as the smaller unit?
  • A. 1 meter compared to 1 centimeter
  • B. 1 hour compared to 1 minute
  • C. 1 kilogram compared to 1 gram
  • D. 1 pound compared to 1 ounce

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