Convert units

Target: Use a conversion rate in the correct direction.

Language target: Say whether the count of units gets larger or smaller.

Likely miss: Students divide when renaming a larger unit as smaller units.

Ask: Will the number of units get larger or smaller?

If you see it: Ask: will the number of units get larger or smaller? Let that decide the operation.

Evidence to listen for: The student multiplies to reach the smaller unit and can say why.

Next: If the direction flips, line up a double number line of the two units.

Homework mark for this device

Until a teacher sets it here, family practice is optional. Stars are an incentive, not a grade. This setting is local. It is not a district roster.

unset optional required incentive

Observable student moves: names both quantities, uses the represented relationship, and revises after feedback. This companion is not a score.