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 Teacher Tips
Print, laminate and cut out task cards.

Use task cards at centers, stations, individually or in groups or

for activities like scoot and other similar activities. You can
also print multiple sets and use as question cards with games.
Task cards are versatile. They can be used as part of your
daily routine, as enrichment, with games, or even as
homework.

To play scoot, place one task card on each desk that a

student will be sitting at. Give each student a recording
sheet to write down their answers. Students answer questions
and after a set time (a minute or so for these cards) the
teacher says scoot and the students move to the next
desk and answer the question there.

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 1. A jar of mayonnaise contains 32 oz. 2. A persons height is 73 inches. How
How would you convert this measure to would you convert this height to feet
cups using a conversion factor? using a conversion factor?

73in 12in
a. 32oz 8oz a.
1 1cup 1 1 ft

32oz 1cup
b. b. 73in 1 ft

1 8oz 1 12in

3. A snake travels 4 inches per second. 4. A pump dispenses 15 gallons of water

How would you convert this speed to feet per minute. How would you convert this
per minute using conversion factors? rate to quarts per second using
conversion factors?

a. 4in 60s 12in a. 15gal 60s 4qts

s 1 min 1 ft
1 min 1 min 1gal
4in 1 min 1 ft
b.
b. 15gal 1 min 4qts
s 60s 12in
1 min 60s 1gal
4in 60s 1 ft
c.
c.
15gal 1 min 1gal

s 1 min 12in
1 min 60s 4qts

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 5. Amy can drink 4 cups of milk in 15 6. A bucket contains 5.6 liters of water.
minutes. How would you convert this rate How would you convert this measure to
to ounces per hour? gallons of water?

4cups 60 min 8oz

a. a. 5.6 L

1L

4qts
15 min 1hour 1cup 1 1.06qts 1gal
4cups 1hour 8oz
b. 15 min 60 min 1cup b. 5.6 L 1.06qts 4qts

1 1L 1gal
4cups 1hour 1cup
c. c. 5.6 L 1.06qts 1gal
15 min 60 min 8oz
1 1L 4qts

7. A gallon of gas costs $3.54. How 8. A sloth travels 0.15 miles per hour. How
would you convert this price to pints per would you convert this speed to feet per
cent? second?
a. 1gal

$1.00 4qrts 2pints
a. 0.15mi 1hr

60s 5280 ft

$3.54 100cents 1gal 1qrt 1hr 60 min 1 min 1mi

0.15mi 60 min 1 min 5280 ft

b. 1gal

$1.00 4qrts 1qrts
b.
$3.54 100cents 1gal 2pints 1hr 1hr 60s 1mi

c. 1gal 100cents 4qrts 1qrts

c. 0.15mi 1hr 1 min 5280 ft

$3.54 $1.00 1gal 2pints 1hr 60 min 60s 1mi
1gal 100cents 1gal 1qrts
d. d.
0.15mi 1hr 1 min 1mi

$3.54 $1.00 4qrts 2pints 1hr 60 min 60s 5280 ft

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 9. A cheetah runs 300 feet in 2.92 seconds.
How would you convert the cheetahs 10.How many minutes are in
speed to miles per hour?
1.4 days? Use conversion
a. 300 ft 1mi 60s 60 min
2.92 s 5280 ft 1 min 1hr factors to determine the
answer. Show your work.
b. 300 ft 5280 ft 60s 60 min
2.92s 1mi 1 min 1hr

c. 300 ft 1mi 1 min 60 min

2.92s 5280 ft 60s 1hr

300 ft 1mi 60s 1hr

d.
2.92s 5280 ft 1 min 60 min

11. How many millimeters 12. How many kilometers is

are in 3 feet? Use conversion 157 feet? Use conversion
factors to determine the factors to determine the
answer. Show your work. answer. Show your work.

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 13. An emu can run 31 miles per
hour. What is the emus speed
in feet per second? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
15. If you can walk 55 meters in
2 minutes, what is your rate in
miles per hour? Use conversion
factors to determine the answer.
Show your work.
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14. A tortoise can travel 10 cm
per second. What is the
tortoises speed in feet per
hour? Use conversion factors to
determine the answer. Show
your work.
16. An 18,000 gallon pool takes
approximately 40 hours to fill.
What is this rate in pints per
minute? Use conversion factors
to determine the answer. Show
your work.
 17. A tub can drain 24 gallons of
water in 5 minutes. What is this
rate in cups per second? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
19. If the average baseball fast
pitch is 92 miles per hour, what is
that rate in feet per second?
Use conversion factors to
determine the answer. Show
your work.
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18. A skydiver free falls at the
rate of120 miles per hour. What
is the skydivers speed in
kilometers per minute? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
20. Challenge
A child takes 7 ml of medicine a
day. How many days would a
pint of this medicine last? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
 1. A jar of mayonnaise contains 32 oz. 2. A persons height is 73 inches. How
How would you convert this measure to would you convert this height to feet
cups using a conversion factor? using a conversion factor?

73in 12in
a. 32oz 8oz a.
1 1cup 1 1 ft

32oz 1cup
b. b. 73in 1 ft

1 8oz 1 12in

3. A snake travels 4 inches per second. 4. A pump dispenses 15 gallons of water

How would you convert this speed to feet per minute. How would you convert this
per minute using conversion factors? rate to quarts per second using
conversion factors?

a. 4in 60s 12in a. 15gal 60s 4qts

s 1 min 1 ft
1 min 1 min 1gal
4in 1 min 1 ft
b.
b. 15gal 1 min 4qts
s 60s 12in
1 min 60s 1gal
4in 60s 1 ft
c.
c.
15gal 1 min 1gal

s 1 min 12in
1 min 60s 4qts

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5. Amy can drink 4 cups of milk in 15 6. A bucket contains 5.6 liters of water.
minutes. How would you convert this rate How would you convert this measure to
to ounces per hour? gallons of water?

4cups 60 min 8oz

a. a. 5.6 L

1L

4qts
15 min 1hour 1cup 1 1.06qts 1gal
4cups 1hour 8oz
b. 15 min 60 min 1cup b. 5.6 L 1.06qts 4qts

1 1L 1gal
4cups 1hour 1cup
c. c. 5.6 L 1.06qts 1gal
15 min 60 min 8oz
1 1L 4qts

7. A gallon of gas costs $3.54. How 8. A sloth travels 0.15 miles per hour. How
would you convert this price to pints per would you convert this speed to feet per
cent? second?
a. 1gal $1.00 4qrts 2pints a. 0.15mi 1hr

60s 5280 ft

$3.54 100cents 1gal 1qrt 1hr 60 min 1 min 1mi

0.15mi 60 min 1 min 5280 ft

b. 1gal

$1.00 4qrts 1qrts
b.
$3.54 100cents 1gal 2pints 1hr 1hr 60s 1mi

c. 1gal 100cents 4qrts 1qrts

c. 0.15mi 1hr 1 min 5280 ft

$3.54 $1.00 1gal 2pints 1hr 60 min 60s 1mi
1gal 100cents 1gal 1qrts
d. d.
0.15mi 1hr 1 min 1mi

$3.54 $1.00 4qrts 2pints 1hr 60 min 60s 5280 ft

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 9. A cheetah runs 300 feet in 2.92 seconds.
How would you convert the cheetahs 10.How many minutes are in
speed to miles per hour?
1.4 days? Use conversion
a. 300 ft 1mi 60s 60 min
2.92 s 5280 ft 1 min 1hr factors to determine the
answer. Show your work.
b. 300 ft 5280 ft 60s 60 min
2.92s 1mi 1 min 1hr

c. 300 ft 1mi 1 min 60 min

2.92s 5280 ft 60s 1hr

300 ft 1mi 60s 1hr

d.
2.92s 5280 ft 1 min 60 min

11. How many millimeters 12. How many kilometers is

are in 3 feet? Use conversion 157 feet? Use conversion
factors to determine the factors to determine the
answer. Show your work. answer. Show your work.

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 13. An emu can run 31 miles per
hour. What is the emus speed
in feet per second? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
15. If you can walk 55 meters in
2 minutes, what is your rate in
miles per hour? Use conversion
factors to determine the answer.
Show your work.
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14. A tortoise can travel 10 cm
per second. What is the
tortoises speed in feet per
hour? Use conversion factors to
determine the answer. Show
your work.
16. An 18,000 gallon pool takes
approximately 40 hours to fill.
What is this rate in pints per
minute? Use conversion factors
to determine the answer. Show
your work.
 17. A tub can drain 24 gallons of
water in 5 minutes. What is this
rate in cups per second? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
19. If the average baseball fast
pitch is 92 miles per hour, what is
that rate in feet per second?
Use conversion factors to
determine the answer. Show
your work.
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18. A skydiver free falls at the
rate of120 miles per hour. What
is the skydivers speed in
kilometers per minute? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
20. Challenge
A child takes 7 ml of medicine a
day. How many days would a
pint of this medicine last? Use
conversion factors to determine
the answer. Show your work.
 1) B 11)914.4 mm

2) B 12)0.0478 km
13)45.47 feet/sec
3) C
14)1181.1 feet/hr
4) B
15) 1.025 miles/hr
5) A 16)60 pints/min
6) C 17)1.28 cups/sec
7) A 18)3.22 km/min
8) C 19)134.93 feet/sec
9) A 20)67.6 days
1 pt 0.472 L 1000ml 1day

1 1 pt 1L 7 ml
10)2016 minutes

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