1. Measuring Up- Metric vs. English System

2. Measuring Up There are two common systems of measurement:
English and Metric (AKA : Standard International)
There are six categories of measurement::
Length, volume, weight, mass, time and temperature.

3. Length English: inch- length of your foot
foot- height of a kindergarten student
yard- length of
football field
mile- distance
between cities

4. Length Metric System: millimeter- length of insect wing
centimeter- length
of a desk
meter- length of
swimming pool
kilometer- distance
between cities

5. Using a Ruler Inches vs. Centimeters:
Inches are broken into sixteen parts
We use fractions
Centimeters are broken into ten parts
We use decimals

6. Using a Ruler
23.5 cm
1 4/16 in = 1 ¼ in
21.7 cm

7. Volume English System: gallon- milk quart- ice cream pint- sour cream
cup- sugar/flour
ounce- can of pop

8. Volume
Metric System:
milliliter- medicine dose
liter- pop

9. Weight
English System (only):
ton-ship
pound-human
ounce-fruit

10. Mass Metric System (only): milligram- medicine gram- food
kilogram- human

11. Time English and Metric:
second, minute, hour, day, month, year, decade, century.
The Standard International unit of time is seconds.

12. Temperature English System: Fahrenheit 32ºF = Freezing Metric System:
Celsius
0ºC = Freezing