Metric conversion worksheets
Fifth grade sheets convert in both directions and let decimals in. An item like 250 cm = ___ m has the answer 2.5, and the whole point is seeing that as a decimal shift: two places for hundreds, three for thousands.
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What students need to know
Metric units trade in tens, hundreds, and thousands, so converting is just sliding the decimal point.
This skill runs from 4th grade through 5th grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Metric conversion across the grades
4th grade
Fourth grade metric conversion worksheets stay in one direction: larger unit to smaller, whole numbers. Prompts like 4 km = ___ m draw from five unit families, and every conversion is a multiplication by 10, 100, or 1000.
5th grade
Fifth grade sheets convert in both directions and let decimals in. An item like 250 cm = ___ m has the answer 2.5, and the whole point is seeing that as a decimal shift: two places for hundreds, three for thousands.
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