Liters and Grams Word Problems
Distinguish the number of containers from the amount in each container.
Teaching notes for parents and teachers
How to teach it
Label both quantities in an equal-group drawing. Name the unit when finding a total or the amount left.
Example to work through together
Use the model below as you explain the example. Have your student point to the quantities as you discuss them.
Each label gives the amount inside one container. These are schematic containers, not measuring scales: use the labels rather than estimating a volume from the drawing.
12 g = 5 g used + 7 g left
Ask your student
Does this number count containers or measure what is inside?
If your student needs help
If the student combines grams with a container count, attach units to each number before calculating.
Make a practice set
Select the worksheet, answer key, or both. When both are selected, the answer key prints after the questions. Keep it separate if you want your student to work independently.
After your student finishes
Ask what the answer measures and why the unit is liters or grams. Check each story separately.
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Grade 3 selected skill connection: Selected 3.MD.A.2: one-step same-unit liquid-volume and mass word problems using multiplication or subtraction. No conversion, estimation, kilograms, addition or division in this set. See the Common Core standards for this grade. This worksheet does not cover every requirement in the standard.