Summary
Math Antics compares units of distance and how to convert between them. A clear, animated 14-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 4-5 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Units of Distance.”
- Why are there so many different units for distance?
- How do you convert from a larger unit to a smaller one?
- When would you use miles instead of inches?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: unit, inch, foot, meter, convert.
Try it: Convert 3 feet to inches and 2 meters to centimeters.