Convert to smaller units (c, pt, qt, & gal)

The  exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices converting between pints, quarts, cups and gallons.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:
 * 1) Compare: This problem simply asks the student to compare two units using the drop-down menu.Convert to smaller units (oz and lb).PNG
 * 2) Complete the table: This problem has a chart that converts units into other units. The student is to fill in the missing information.Convert to smaller units (oz and lb)2.PNG

Strategies
This exercise should be easy for accuracy badges and speed badges because the conversions are basic and only integers are used. However, research indicates that the timing tolerance may still be set a little strict as speed badges were not being awarded despite fast answering.


 * 1) Answers will be integers on this exercise.
 * 2) Students should be careful with their zeroes on metric conversions.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Units are used for many things such as cooking, placing new carpet, etc.