Measurement - Unit Conversion Advanced - Metric

This math unit progresses through a thorough exploration of metric measurement conversions centered on volume and length units, incorporating decimals and concluding with practical applications in map scale conversions. Initially, the unit introduces students to basic volume conversions between common metric units, both large-to-base and small-to-base, reinforcing the application of decimal arithmetic in converting between liters, milliliters, and other related units. As the unit progresses, the focus shifts from common units to all metric volume units, increasing the complexity of the conversions students must handle. They practice both shrinking and expanding metric units, such as converting from smaller units like centiliters to larger ones like hectoliters, and vice versa, refining their ability to manipulate decimals within these contexts. Transitioning from volume, the unit then explores metric length conversions, helping students to adapt the conversion skills developed in earlier topics to new contexts involving kilometers, meters, and millimeters, among others. Lastly, the unit integrates these conversion skills into real-world applications by focusing on map scales. Students learn to translate measurements on maps into actual distances and understand how different scales impact these conversions, effectively merging their knowledge of measurement conversions with practical applications involving scale interpretation in mapping scenarios.Skills you will learn include:

• Units of measurement
• Conversion between units
• Unit prefixes
• Milli, centi, deci, deca, hecto, kilo