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

The Convert to smaller units (mm, cm, m, & km) 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. Users are expected to fill in the missing information.

   

   Complete table

2. Compare the units: This problem asks the user to compare the size of two units units using the drop-down menu below.

   

   Compare units

3. Convert units: This problem simply asks the user to convert between two units.

   

   Convert units

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. Users 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.