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Harbor Day: Measuring Boats, Ropes, and Cargo

Grade 4 harbor-themed practice converting larger units to smaller ones, including mixed units like 7 feet 5 inches and two-column tables.

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Aligned to4.MD.A.1

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

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare unit sizes in one system, such as 1 hour = 60 minutes and 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters.
  • Students convert mixed measurements, such as 7 feet 5 inches, into the smaller unit.
  • Students complete a two-column conversion table and name the rule that links the columns.

How to use

Go over the unit facts in the first section together before students start. For mixed units, have students convert the big unit first and then add the leftover small units.

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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Harbor Day: Measuring Boats, Ropes, and Cargo

Change big units into smaller units down at the docks.

Know your units

Think about how many small units fit inside one big unit.

1.
The harbor scale weighs cargo in kilograms and grams. One kilogram is how many times as heavy as one gram?
  • A. 100 times
  • B. 10 times
  • C. 1,000 times
  • D. 16 times
2.
The harbor master posted these unit facts, but some are wrong. Circle every fact that is true.

1 hour = 60 minutes1 liter = 100 milliliters1 pound = 16 ounces1 yard = 36 inches1 kilometer = 100 meters1 minute = 100 seconds

3.
Match each pair of units to how many times as big the larger unit is.
  1. 1 hour compared to 1 minute
  2. 1 foot compared to 1 inch
  3. 1 meter compared to 1 centimeter
  4. 1 liter compared to 1 milliliter
  5. 1 pound compared to 1 ounce
  1. A. 16 times
  2. B. 100 times
  3. C. 60 times
  4. D. 1,000 times
  5. E. 12 times

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