Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km)

The  exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission and 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices converting a metric measure of length to a smaller unit.

Types of Problems
There are three types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Complete the table: This problem has a chart that converts between two units. The student is to fill in the missing information.Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km).PNG
 * 2) Compare the units: This problem asks the student to compare the size of two units units using the drop-down menu below.Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km)2.PNG
 * 3) Convert units: This problem simply asks the student to convert between two units.Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km)3.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.