Grade 5 · Measurement
Community-park layout: connect decimal kilograms with grams
A measurement for a community-park design consists of 6 whole kilograms and 573 extra grams. Change the controls and explain what the animation reveals.
Predict what will happen, press Play, then pause and explain what changed. Every control also works without playback.
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A measurement for a community-park design consists of 6 whole kilograms and 573 extra grams. One of the larger units contains 1000 of the smaller units. Convert the whole-unit part first, then add the extra part in the same unit; do not add differently sized units as if they were identical. The total is 6573 grams, or 6.573 kilograms. Both names refer to the same measurement.
A relationship to keep
6 × 1000 + 573 = 6573 grams
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- STEP 1
Read the starting situation
A measurement for a community-park design consists of 6 whole kilograms and 573 extra grams. Identify what each number measures before changing a control; the worked example refers to these starting values.
- STEP 2
Follow the mathematical change
Follow the conversion from the larger-unit part to its smaller-unit equivalent, then combine the extra smaller units. Pause on an intermediate frame and compare the picture with the live readouts.
- STEP 3
Explain and test the relationship
The total is 6573 grams, or 6.573 kilograms. Both names refer to the same measurement. Change one input, predict its effect, and test whether the same relationship still works.
Your turn to explain
Make a prediction. Test your reasoning.
Community-park layout: use the original situation. A measurement for a community-park design consists of 6 whole kilograms and 573 extra grams. What is the measurement entirely in grams?
Use the values specified in the question. Reset restores the initial values for this investigation.
Compare your explanation
6573 grams: 6000 from the whole kilograms, plus 573 extra.
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