Weight in ounces and pounds, and liquid volume in cups, pints, quarts and gallons: choosing a sensible unit, reading a scale and a jug, and changing between units.
Two cups make a pint, two pints a quart, four quarts a gallon, and 16 ounces a pound. To change to a smaller unit, multiply: 3 quarts = 3 × 2 = 6 pints.
ouncea small unit of weight
pound16 ounces
quart2 pints, or 4 cups
gallon4 quarts
Watch for: Dividing when changing to a smaller unit (it's multiply). Thinking 20 ounces is less than 1 pound because 1 is small. Reading the scale's half marks as whole pounds.
At home: Fill a quart jar with cups of water and count them. Look at milk cartons: which size is a quart, which a gallon?
Sample sheet and answer key
Luna's Space Adventure
Grade 3 · Pounds, ounces, cups and gallons · 3.MG.1
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Astronaut Luna is exploring a far-off corner of space. Solve each problem to help Luna's mission go smoothly!
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New problems every time, three levels (gentle, core and stretch), themes to pick from, a second page if you want one. Each sheet comes with an answer key and a one-page guide for grown-ups.
