Georgia 5.MDR.7.3
The Standard
Convert among units within the metric system and then apply these conversions to solve multistep, practical problems.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards · Solve problems involving customary measurements, metric measurements, and time and analyze graphical displays of data to answer relevant questions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students convert lengths, masses, and liquid volumes between related metric units. They use those conversions with addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division to solve practical problems with several steps.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly convert values such as 2.4 liters to 2,400 milliliters and explain why the value changes. They use the converted measure in a multistep calculation and label the final unit.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often multiply when they should divide, especially when changing to a larger unit. They may confuse metric relationships, such as treating 1 meter as 10 centimeters. Some drop unit labels or mix units within one calculation.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: A 5-liter cooler fills six 650-milliliter bottles. How many milliliters remain? Show each step and label units.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set up stations with meter sticks, gram scales, and graduated containers, then have students measure items and record each measure in two metric units.
Ask students to explain in writing why 3,000 meters and 3 kilometers name the same distance.
Play a matching game where students pair metric measurement cards, then solve a challenge problem using two matched pairs.
Have students compare drink bottle labels, calculate the total milliliters in a multipack, and convert that amount to liters.
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