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Zookeeper's Day: Converting Measurement Units

Grade 5 zoo-themed practice converting metric and customary units of length, mass, weight, and capacity, plus multi-step problems.

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Aligned to5.MD.A.1

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students convert between larger and smaller units within the metric and customary systems.
  • Students compare measurements by converting them to the same unit.
  • Students use unit conversions to solve multi-step real-world problems.

How to use

Post a conversion chart (for example 1 m = 100 cm, 1 lb = 16 oz, 1 gal = 4 qt) before students start. Work the first problem in each section together.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.MD.A.1

Convert between different-sized units within one measurement system and use conversions in problems.

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Zookeeper's Day: Converting Measurement Units

Convert metric and customary units to care for the animals.

Convert the units

Write each measurement in the new unit.

1.
The tallest giraffe at the zoo is 5 meters tall.

5 meters =   centimeters

2.
A baby elephant drinks 12 quarts of milk in a day.

12 quarts =   gallons

3.
A red panda weighs 4.2 kilograms.

4.2 kilograms =   grams

4.
The fence around the lion yard is 36 feet long on one side.

36 feet =   yards

5.
A sea lion eats 3 1/2 pounds of fish at lunch.

3 1/2 pounds =   ounces

6.
A keeper fills a 750-milliliter water bottle for the parrots.

750 milliliters =   liter

7.
A hummingbird egg in the bird house is 13 millimeters long.

13 millimeters =   centimeters

Match and compare

Use what you know about units to answer each question.

8.
Match each measurement to the one that is equal to it.
  1. 3 feet
  2. 2 kilometers
  3. 4 pints
  4. 6,000 grams
  5. 2 tons
  1. A. 8 cups
  2. B. 4,000 pounds
  3. C. 36 inches
  4. D. 6 kilograms
  5. E. 2,000 meters
9.
A young crocodile is 0.8 meter long. Which length is the same?
  • A. 8 centimeters
  • B. 800 centimeters
  • C. 80 centimeters
  • D. 0.08 centimeter
10.
The keepers measure branches for the monkey house. Sort each length.
150 centimeters95 centimeters1,200 millimeters800 millimeters0.6 meter0.002 kilometer
Longer than 1 meterShorter than 1 meter

Zoo problems

Convert units to solve each problem. Show your work on scrap paper.

11.
Keeper Lena has a 5-pound bag of birdseed. She puts 12 ounces of seed in each of 4 bird feeders. How much birdseed is left in the bag?

  ounces, which is   pounds

12.
Each monkey swing uses 80 centimeters of rope. Keeper Omar makes 5 swings. How many meters of rope does he use?

  meters

13.
Keeper Priya fills the otter pool with 6 gallons of water. She uses a pail that holds 2 quarts. How many full pails does she pour?

  pails

14.
Jin says a 4-kilogram bag of hay is lighter than a 3,500-gram bag of hay because 4 is less than 3,500. Is Jin correct? Explain.

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