Students complete nine fill-in-the-blank problems converting metric units with decimals — including 3.5 kilometers to meters, 250 centimeters to meters, and 4,200 grams to kilograms. The matching activity pairs four metric measures with their equivalents.
Metric conversions with decimals reinforce the base-ten structure of the metric system and connect measurement to the decimal operations fifth graders use across all math contexts.
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Converting Measurements
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 3.5 kilometers = 3,500 meters
2. 250 centimeters = 2.5 meters (use decimal)
3. 4,200 grams = 4.2 kilograms (use decimal)
4. 6.8 liters = 6,800 milliliters
5. 90 millimeters = 9 centimeters
6. 1,500 meters = 1.5 kilometers (use decimal)
7. 7.25 kilograms = 7,250 grams
8. 500 milliliters = 0.5 liters (use decimal)
9. 45 centimeters = 450 millimeters
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
2,000 milliliters
→ 2 liters
5,000 meters
300 centimeters
→ 3 meters
8 kilograms
8,000 grams
→ 8 kilograms
2 liters
5 kilometers
→ 5,000 meters
3 meters
Converting Measurements
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) 3.5 kilometers = 3,500 meters
2) 250 centimeters = 2.5 meters (use decimal)
3) 4,200 grams = 4.2 kilograms (use decimal)
4) 6.8 liters = 6,800 milliliters
5) 90 millimeters = 9 centimeters
6) 1,500 meters = 1.5 kilometers (use decimal)
7) 7.25 kilograms = 7,250 grams
8) 500 milliliters = 0.5 liters (use decimal)
9) 45 centimeters = 450 millimeters
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
2,000 milliliters
→ 2 liters
5,000 meters
300 centimeters
→ 3 meters
8 kilograms
8,000 grams
→ 8 kilograms
2 liters
5 kilometers
→ 5,000 meters
3 meters
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