1. Measurement Madness! By: Jessica Nastasi

2. Measurement: A History Before rulers existed, people in ancient times measured based on the dimensions of the human body.

3. Measurement: Customary First, let’s focus on the Customary Units of Measurement…these are inches, feet, yards, and miles. We are one of the only countries to use this system!

4. The inch represents the width of a thumb; in fact, in many languages, the word for "inch" is also the word for "thumb."inch Rule of Thumb!

5. The foot (12 inches) was originally the length of a human foot, although it has evolved to be longer than most people's feet.foot This is also the distance between the elbow and wrist! Happy Feet!

6. The yard (3 feet) seems to have gotten its start in England as the name of a 3-foot measuring stick, but it is also understood to be the distance from the tip of the nose to the end of the middle finger of the outstretched hand.yard Yard? It’s Not Hard!

7. Longer distances in England are traditionally measured in miles. The mile is a Roman unit, originally defined to be the length of 1000 paces of a Roman legion. A "pace" here means two steps, right and left, or about 5 feet, so the mile is a unit of roughly 5000 feet.miles Let’s Take A Walk! I think I will walk 1,000 paces today- a mile!

8. Next, let’s focus on the Metric Units of Measurement…these are millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers (to name a few). Most countries in the world use this system! Measurement: Metric

9. About 1 millimeter Thickness of your fingernail! Handy Estimations

10. About 1 centimeterAbout 10 centimeters 1 Decimeter Handy Estimations