Unit Conversions: Yards to Inches and Pounds to Ounces

This video tutorial covers fourth-grade module 7, lesson 1, focusing on creating conversion tables for various units such as length, width, capacity, and weight. The lesson emphasizes understanding conversion factors rather than memorizing them, using multiplication to convert between units like yards to feet, yards to inches, and pounds to ounces. Practical examples are provided to illustrate these conversions, preparing students for future lessons on ratios and proportions.

What is the main objective of this lesson?

• To create conversion tables

• To memorize conversion factors

• To solve algebraic equations

• To learn about fractions

What is the conversion factor from yards to feet?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many feet are in 2 yards?

• 5

• 7

• 6

• 4

How many feet are in 5 yards?

• 18

• 10

• 12

• 15

Convert 10 yards into feet.

• 35

• 25

• 20

• 30

How many feet are in 7 yards?

• 18

• 27

• 21

• 24

Convert 9 yards into feet.

• 24

• 27

• 30

• 33

How many feet are in 8 yards?

• 21

• 30

• 24

• 27

Convert 12 yards into feet.

• 33

• 39

• 30

• 36

How many feet are in 10 yards?

• 33

• 27

• 36

• 30