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Vet Clinic Visits: Converting Measurements

Grade 4 unit conversion practice at a vet clinic. Students change pet weights, lengths, times, and volumes from larger units into smaller units.

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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, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain why converting to a smaller unit gives a larger number.
  • Students convert weights, lengths, times, and liquid volumes from larger units to smaller units.
  • Students compare measurements and convert mixed units by first changing to the smaller unit.

How to use

Review the unit facts in Part 1 together before students start. In Part 3, have students convert each pet weight to grams out loud before they sort it.

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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Vet Clinic Visits: Converting Measurements

Change big units into smaller units to help the animal doctor.

How big is each unit?

Think about how many of the small unit fit in one of the big unit.

1.
Complete each unit fact.

1 foot =   inches
1 yard =   feet
1 pound =   ounces
1 hour =   minutes
1 liter =   milliliters

2.
Which unit fact is true?
  • A. 1 kilogram = 100 grams
  • B. 1 meter = 1,000 centimeters
  • C. 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
  • D. 1 minute = 100 seconds
3.
A hamster cage is 2 feet long. When you write its length in inches, why is the number bigger than 2?
  • A. An inch is longer than a foot, so you need more inches.
  • B. An inch is shorter than a foot, so it takes more inches to cover the same length.
  • C. You add 12 to change feet to inches.

Pet checkups

Change each measurement to the smaller unit.

4.
Biscuit the puppy weighs 7 kilograms.

7 kilograms =   grams

5.
A bag of cat food weighs 6 pounds.

6 pounds =   ounces

6.
The exam table is 2 meters long.

2 meters =   centimeters

7.
Mr. Okafor walks the dogs in the kennel for 4 hours.

4 hours =   minutes

8.
The fish tank in the waiting room holds 9 liters of water.

9 liters =   milliliters

9.
The dog run behind the clinic is 8 yards long.

8 yards =   feet

Charts, checks, and mixed units

Use what you know about unit sizes.

10.
The clinic sells leashes in different lengths. Complete the table.

Feet → Inches
1 ft → 12 in
2 ft →   in
3 ft →   in
5 ft →   in

11.
Dr. Patel weighs six pets in grams. Compare each weight to 3 kilograms and sort it.
Cat: 2,900 gramsPuppy: 3,500 gramsRabbit: 3,000 gramsGuinea pig: 1,000 gramsBeagle: 9,000 gramsTortoise: 3,000 grams
Less than 3 kgEqual to 3 kgMore than 3 kg
12.
Ravi says that 5 kilograms is the same as 500 grams. What mistake did he make?
  • A. He did not make a mistake.
  • B. He should have divided 5 by 1,000.
  • C. He multiplied by 10 instead of 100.
  • D. He multiplied by 100 instead of 1,000.
13.
Coco the cat weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces. How many ounces does Coco weigh?

8 pounds 3 ounces =   ounces

14.
Dr. Patel says a 6-foot leash is 72 inches long. Explain how she knows.

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