Tour de Units

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 5 and 6 to strengthen their understanding of motion through engaging, cycling-themed problem solving. By working with speed, distance, and time across both metric and customary systems, learners apply unit conversion, proportional reasoning, formula use, and multi-step calculation while connecting math skills to real-life sports scenarios.

Learning Goals

• Unit Conversion & Proportional Reasoning (Gr. 5-6): Convert between kilometers, miles, meters per second, and related units accurately.
• Understanding Motion & Speed: Apply formulas to calculate average speed, total distance, and elapsed time.
• Multi-Step Problem Solving: Solve layered problems that require careful planning, conversion, and computation.
• Real-World Application in Sports: Connect mathematical reasoning to cycling events and athletic performance.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary math and science standards.
• High-Interest Sports Theme: Cycling context increases engagement and relevance.
• Precision-Focused Practice: Emphasizes accuracy in computation and unit consistency.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for math centers, independent work, small groups, enrichment, homework, or homeschool instruction.

This Tour de Units worksheet helps students build confidence with unit conversions, motion formulas, and proportional reasoning through realistic, sports-based challenges. By calculating speeds, distances, and travel times in meaningful contexts, learners strengthen numerical accuracy, problem-solving skills, and real-world application of math concepts. Whether used in the classroom or a homeschool setting, this printable provides effective, no-prep practice that supports mastery of measurement and motion relationships.

This worksheet is part of our Speed, Distance, and Time collection.