The document provides information about converting between customary and metric measurement units including abbreviations, equivalent measures, and methods for conversion. It lists common units of length, volume, weight, and mass between the U.S. customary and metric systems. It also gives the rules that to convert a bigger unit to a smaller unit, you multiply, and to convert a smaller unit to a bigger unit, you divide. Several word problems demonstrate converting between units.

1. LESSON 6
The students will be able to convert measures.

2. ABBREVIATIONS
Cus tomar y Met r ic
in Inches oz Ounces
ft Feet pt Pints
yd Yards gal Gallons
mi Miles lb Pounds
mm Millimeters mL Milliliters
cm Centimeters L Liters
m Meters g Grams
km Kilometers kg kilograms

3. EQUIVALENT MEASURES
Measure U. S. Customary Metric
Length 12in = 1ft
3ft = 1yd
5280ft = 1mi
1000mm = 1m
100cm = 1m
1000m = 1km
1in=
1mi=
2.54cm
1.6km
Capacity
(Volume)
16oz = 1pt
2pt=1qt
4qt=1gal
100mL = 1L
1qt= 0.95L
Weight/Mass 16oz = 1lb
2000lbs = 1 ton
1000mg = 1g
1000g = 1kg
1000kg = 1 tonne
2.2lbs=
1.1 ton=
1kg
1 metric tonne

4. CHEAT WAY
Big to Small = Times X
Small to Big = Divide ÷

5. SMALL TO BIG = ÷
BIG TO SMALL = 푿
72 in = ___ ft 2 tons = ____ lbs
12 in = 1 ft 2000 lbs = 1 ton
Small to Big = ÷ Big to Small = X
4 qt = ____ pts 15840 ft = ____ mi
2 pts = 1 qt 5280 ft = 1 mi
Big to Small = X Small to Big = ÷
300 cm = ___ m 5 kg = _____ g
100 cm = 1 m 1 kg = 1000 g
Small to Big = ÷ Big to Small = X

6. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Cooper took 36 big steps to walk the length of the
hallway. If each big step was about a yard, then the
hallway was about how many feet long?

7. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Jayda has a full 2-liter beverage bottle containing how
many milliliters of water?

8. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Greyson wants to run the 5000 meter race in an
Olympic event. How many Kilometers would that be?

9. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Brittney weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces at birth. How
many ounces did she weigh?

10. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Cody’s room is 15 feet long and 12 feet wide. What are
the length and width of the room in yards?

11. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Joe is 6 ft 2 in tall. How many inches tall is Joe?

12. BIG TO SMALL = X
SMALL TO BIG = ÷
Mrs. Walker marched 7 kilometers in the Pioneer Day
Parade. How many meters did she walk?