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2 Measurement Notes

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Metric Linear/LengthLinear/Length U.S. Customary Linear/LengthCustomary ExplanationExplanation of Metric System MetricMetric Key Words Linear/Length Mass Metric MassMass U.S. Customary MassCustomary User Tip: Double Click on any title to go directly to that page!

4 Table of Contents Continued Table of Contents Continued Liquid CapacityCapacity Metric Liquid CapacityLiquid U.S. Customary Liquid CapacityCustomary Temperature MetricMetric Temperature U.S. Customary Temperature.Customary User tip: Double Click on any title to go directly to that page!

5 Metric The whole world uses metric units of measurement!

6 Metric All metric measurement units contain either the words meter, liter, or gram as the base word.

7 Linear/Length We use length to measure how long something is or to measure distance.

8 Linear/Length Some tools to measure length: Ruler, measuring tape, yardstick, meter stick, odometer

9 Metric

10 Linear/Length Millimeter- about the thickness of a dime. Centimeter (cm)- about the width of a Reese’s pieces

11 Linear/Length Decimeter (dm)- This is 10 centimeters or about the width of an adult’s hand.

12 Linear/Length Meter (m)- About the distance from one hand to another when you stretch your arms. 100 cm = 1 meter

13 Linear/Length Kilometer (km)- 1,000 meters. About the distance you can walk in 15 minutes.

14 US Customary Used in the United States

15 Linear/Length Inch (in.)- distance from thumb to first knuckle Foot (ft)- size of a ruler or height of a cat

16 Linear/Length Yard (yd)- about the length of a baseball bat Mile- distance you can walk in 20 minutes.

17 Mass When we measure mass we weigh something.

18 Mass Weighing Tools: Scale or balance

19 Metric

20 Mass Milligram- About the mass of a grain of salt.

21 Mass Gram (g)- is the mass of a dollar bill Kilogram (kg)- is about the mass of a baseball bat

22 US Customary

23 Mass Ounce (oz)- the weight of a slice of bread Pound (lb)- the weight of a loaf of bread Ton- the mass of a bread truck

24 Liquid/Capacity Measures volume Tools: Graduated Cylinder; measuring cup, metric measuring cup

25 Metric

26 Liquid/Capacity Milliliter (ml)- used to measure medicine. Liter (l)- half a two liter of pop

27 US Customary

28 Liquid/Capacity Fluid Ounce (oz)- measurement for baby bottles Cup (c) -8 ounces

29 Liquid/Capacity Pint (p)- 2 cups Quart (qt)- 2 pints, 4 cups Gallon (g)- 4 quarts

30 Temperature Measures how hot or cold something is Tools: Thermometer

31 Metric

32 Temperature Celsius (C)- Water freezes at 0 o C and boils at 100 o C

33 US Customary

34 Temperature Fahrenheit (F)- water freezes at 32 o F and boils at 212 o F


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