L21 Getting the Job Done - Speed, Work and Measurement Conv.

L21 Getting the Job Done

Speed, Work and Measurement Conversions

Open Ended

How tall are you??? (give specific meaurements!)

Problem of the Day

Brook goes to the doctor for a yearly check-up. The doctor measures Brook's height and shouts "woah 60 this year!". How many feet tall is Brook?

Multiple Choice

Brook goes to the doctor for a yearly check-up. The doctor measures Brook's height and shouts "woah 60 this year!". How many feet tall is Brook?

• 60 feet tall

• 5 feet tall

Brook is 5 feet tall !

• We know that Brook's doctor shouts "woahh 60 this year" after measuring her height

• 60 refers to 60 inches

• knowing the unit rate/conversion rate of 1 foot/12 inches allows us to multiply

• when we multiply we get a conversion of 60 inches = 5 feet

• THE UNIT RATE IS 1/12

Poll

If there are 12 inches in 1 foot. How many inches are in 3 feet?

• 12 inches

• 24 inches

• 36 inches

Multiple Choice

Use your conversion chart to decide how many inches are in 5 feet.

• 12 inches

• 36 inches

• 60 inches

• 120 inches

Big Idea- Conversion Tables...

Conversion tables contain ratios that can be used to convert units of length, weight, or capacity. You must multiply the

given number by the ratio that compares the two units.

Given that

1000 grams/ kilogram

How many grams are there in 6 kilograms?

Multiple Choice

We know that there are 1000 grams/kilogram. How many grams are there in 6 kilograms?

• 6

• 150

• 6000

• 1000

The unit rate here is 1,000.

Given that

1000 grams/ kilogram

I want to make spaghetti for dinner. The ground beef packages reads "2000 grams". How many kilograms of ground beef do I have?

Poll

William says that the 2000 grams in kilograms will be 2000 kilograms. Do you agree or disagree?

• agree

• disagree

Multiple Choice

2000 grams is ___ kilograms.

• 2000

• 200

• 20

• 2

The unit rate is 1 kg/1000 g

Exit Ticket Time!

Open Ended

[Answer all 4 questions, scroll down for more. Label your answer responses #1-#4]

1) Shaq is 7 feet tall. How many inches is he?

2) A house plant grows to be 60 inches high, how many feet high is the house plant?

3) How many grams are in 3 kilograms?

4) A 9,000 gram object weighs how many kilograms?

Recall: 12 inches/foot

Recall: 1000 grams/kilogram