Grades 4-6
Perfect for a math center Great for test prep and fast finishers. Aligned with Common Core Standards Answer sheet and answer key included
16 story problems to practice length, volume, weight, and temperature.
Here are 16 measurement story problem cards to use with your students. These cards focus primarily on length, volume, weight, and temperature. They will require a combination of basic operations, conversions, and logic to solve. Students can record their answers on the included answer sheet and check their work with the answer key.
These cards will look best in color, but will also print out fine in grayscale. Simply print and cut along the guidelines. Laminate and use them again and again. Alternatively, you could print on cardstock. It works well to keep them in a baggie. Another option is to hole-punch a corner of each card and put them all on a ring. This product is correlated with Common Core Standards: 4.MD.1, 4.MD.2, and 5.MD1.
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Casey has 2½ yards of red ribbon. She needs to cut pieces that are 4 inches long. How many pieces of
ribbon will she get?
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Andrew and Sarah are having a lemonade stand. They have made 3 quarts of lemonade. The paper cups they have each hold ¾ of a cup. How
many paper cups of lemonade will they be able to fill?
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Monday: 64º Tuesday: 68º Wednesday: 71º Thursday: 77 º Friday: 76º Saturday: 82º Sunday: 80º What was the average temperature for the week?
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Marcella weighs 7 pounds
more than Hannah. Hannah weighs three pounds less than Susan. Susan weighs 84 pounds.
How much does Marcella weigh?
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Tony walks ⅓ of a mile to
school each day. He also walks home from school. How many miles will he
have walked in one five-day school week?
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A jar of pennies weighs 50 ounces. If the number of pennies inside the jar is doubled, the jar of pennies will weigh 92 ounces.
How much does the jar weigh?
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Vincent is sick. He has a temperature of 102.4º. Normal body temperature is 98.6º. How much higher is Vincent's temperature than normal?
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Carl has three dogs. Spot weighs 27 pounds. Rascal weighs 6 pounds more than Fluffy. Fluffy weighs 8 pounds more than Spot. How much do all three dogs weigh together?
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On a map one inch is equal to 125 miles. There are six inches between Happyville and Glumtown. How many
miles are between the two towns?
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Jake is making waffles. His recipe calls for ¼ cup of sugar, but Jake cannot find the measuring cups anywhere. The only measuring spoon
he can find is for ½ a teaspoon. How many ½ teaspoons of sugar will Jake need to make the waffles?
10
An African elephant drinks about 42 gallons of water each day. How many pints of water does an African elephant drink in a week?
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An African Elephant eats about 600 pounds of food a day. How many days will it take an African Elephant to eat nine tons of food?
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Brooke has a flower bed that
is 3 feet wide by 7 feet long. She has decided to divide her bed into 1 foot squares and plant three tulip bulbs in each square. How many tulip
bulbs will she need?
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Desmond is making tropical punch popsicles. It takes 4 ounces of juice to make one popsicle. Desmond has one
quart of juice. How many popsicles can Desmond make?
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Mike has a square brownie with sides that are each five inches long. He cuts the brownie in half to share with a friend. What is the area of each brownie half?
16 Which of these is the best buy for apple juice?
An 8 ounce can for $.65 A 16 ounce can for $1.25 A 32 ounce can for $2.85
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Use this sheet to record your Measurement Task Card answers. Remember to include the measurement unit in your answer.
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1. 22 pieces (2 inches left over)
2. 16 paper cups
3. 74 degrees
4. 88 pounds
5. 3⅓ miles
6. 8 ounces
7. 3.8 degrees
8. 103 pounds
9. 750 miles
10. 24 ½ teaspoons
11. 2,352 pints
12. 30 days
13. 63 bulbs
14. 8 popsicles
15. 16 ounces is the best buy
16. 12.5 square inches
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