Metric Units and Conversions
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Metric Units and Conversions" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12). If your student is a year younger but already steady on scientific method, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and lab safety and measurement never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
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6th grade science worksheet: convert meters, grams and liters on the metric ladder, then solve word problems about beakers and clay. Answer key included. Part of our lab safety and measurement scientific method collection.
How do I use this worksheet?
Go over the 10 rules aloud before students look at the pictures. On the equipment sheet, have them find the value of one small line before they write any reading.
What students will practice
- Students will use a metric ladder and a table of units to convert length, mass and volume.
- Students will multiply by 10 for each step down the ladder and divide by 10 for each step up.
- Students will solve four word problems, such as how many 250 mL beakers fill a 2 L bottle.
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FAQ
How do I use this lab safety and measurement worksheet?
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Go over the 10 rules aloud before students look at the pictures. On the equipment sheet, have them find the value of one small line before they write any reading.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Convert meters, grams and liters on the metric ladder, then solve word problems about beakers and clay. The directions on the page read: Use the metric ladder and the table of units to convert each measurement. Write each answer on the line. An answer key is included.
Can I use this lab safety and measurement worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade scientific method, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with lab safety and measurement. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
How do you read a graduated cylinder?
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Read a liquid at the bottom of its curved surface, which is called the meniscus. Each drawing shows only part of the scale, so count how much one small line is worth before you read it.
How do you convert metric units?
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Use the metric ladder. Going down a step means multiply by 10, and going up a step means divide by 10. So 3 m is 300 cm and 2,500 g is 2.5 kg.
How do you read a triple beam balance?
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Add the values of the three sliders. On the sheet the sliders show 200, 40 and 3.5, for a mass of 243.5 g.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 6th Grade |
| Subject | Science |
| Topic | Scientific Method |
| Pages | 2 pages |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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