Length Conversions (Metric)

Help your fifth grade students take their measurement skills to the next level with this interactive math game from iKnowIt.com! Students will convert metric units of measurement as they work through a series of measurement problems in this online math activity. Here are the learning objectives of this math lesson:

• Convert like units of measurement within the metric measurement system.
• Convert from centimeters to meters.
• Convert from meters to millimeters.
• Convert from meters to kilometers.
• Convert from millimeters to centimeters.
• Identify which length is greater by converting the given metric measurements.
• Solve word problems involving length conversions with metric measurements.

Questions in this fifth grade measurement activity are presented in fill-in-the-blank format and drag-and-drop format. As students work through the math practice activity, they can take advantage of several helpful tools that will assist them in the learning process:

• A hint button is available when students need a little extra help converting metric units of measurement in any given math problem. Students can click on the hint button to view a written or pictorial clue that will point them in the right direction without giving away the answer.
• A detailed explanation page appears when students answer a question incorrectly. Along with the correct answer, students are shown an easy-to-follow explanation that will help them understand how to convert the metric units of measurement so they can improve accuracy as they progress through the math lesson.
• A speaker icon can be clicked when students want to hear the question read out loud to them in a clear voice. This read aloud feature is an excellent resource for ESL/ELL students and children who excel with auditory learning.
• A score-tracker shows students how many points they have earned for correct responses.
• A progress-tracker lets students see how many questions they have answered so far out of the total number of questions in the math activity.

All of these features were designed to help your students get the most out of their online metric measurement practice.

The goal of the “I Know It” online math practice program is to give elementary students a fun, yet challenging, platform for building important math skills. Students gain confidence and proficiency in fifth grade metric conversions and many other math skills with the help of kid-friendly math lesson features that are a hit with children of all ages:

• Whimsical animated characters dance around or do a clever trick each time students solve a math problem correctly in one of their practice sessions. Plenty of positive feedback messages encourage little ones to "Keep at it!" even when they make mistakes.
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We hope you and your fifth-grade class will enjoy converting metric units of measurement in this interactive math lesson. Be sure to check out the hundreds of other fifth grade math lessons we have available on our website as well.

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One of the highlights of your I Know It membership is your administrator account, which gives you access to some fantastic tools that will help your class maximize their online math practice experience. Your administrator account will help you create a class roster and add your students to it, change basic lesson settings, assign a class code and unique login credentials to all of your students, give specific math lesson assignments to different students, print, download, and email student progress reports, and much more.

When your students log into the I Know It homepage with their unique username and password, they will be shown a kid-friendly version of the website. They can quickly and easily access the math practice activities you have assigned to them and explore other math activities at their grade level and beyond (if you choose to give them this option through your administrator settings). Grade levels are designated by letter instead of number (i.e., "Level E" for fifth grade), making it easy for you to assign math lessons based on each child's needs and skill level.

This interactive math lesson is classified as Level E. It may be ideal for a fifth-grade class.

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