Measurement Review - customary

Measurement

Review

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What unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of a pencil? What tool?​

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in.

The smallest unit to measure length or height.

​examples: book, computer, piece of paper

inch

ft.

12 inches = 1 foot

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examples: people, door

​​Foot

yd.

​3 feet = 1 yard​

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examples: football field, ​backyard

​​Yard

mi.

​1,760 yards = 1 mile

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example​: long distances from place to place

Mile

Length and height

oz.

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-for the lightest things​

​- Things you wouldn't even realize were in your pocket​

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ounce

lb.

​16 oz = 1 pound

-for things ​that are heavier than a piece of bread but lighter than a car

pound

t.

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​2,000 lbs = 1 ton

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for the heaviest things!​

ton

Weight

smallest unit to measure how much something can hold.

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cup

2 cups = 1 pint

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Like a large glass​

pint

2 pints = 1 quart

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Like a rectangular prism shaped container of milk​

​​quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

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largest unit to measure how much something can hold​

​​gallon

capacity

What unit of measurement would you use to measure the weight of a person? What tool?​

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Multiple Choice

What unit of measurement should you use to measure how long Ruger is?

• inches

• cups

• pounds

Multiple Choice

Which unit should we use to measure how much Slam weighs?

• gallons

• pounds

• inches

What unit of measurement would you use to measure how much soup will fit in a bowl? What tool?​

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Multiple Choice

What unit should we choose to measure how much water to put in for Kiki's bath?

• miles

• pounds

• quarts

Multiple Choice

Which unit of measurement would we use to measure how far it is from Ms. Bratt's house to the Jefferson?

• tons

• cups

• miles

Imagine you are baking cookies. How much sugar should you put in? What tool will you use to measure it?

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Multiple Choice

Slam needs 10 ______ of water each day.

• cups

• gallons

• feet

Multiple Choice

Which object would you measure in inches?

Multiple Choice

Which would you measure the length of using yards?

• football field

• a city

Multiple Choice

Which object would you weigh in ounces?

Imagine you are filling up a swimming pool. What unit of measurement will you be using? Estimate how much water you would put in.

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Poll

How long do you think Ruger is? (from nose to tail)

• 28 ft.

• 29 yards

• 32 inches

• 1 mile

Poll

How much do you think Ruger weighs?

• 16 ounces

• 16 pounds

• 16 tons

• 600 pounds

Poll

How much food do you think Ruger eats in 1 day? (capacity)

• 2 tons

• 14 inches

• 1 cup

• 10 miles

Multiple Choice

Which object would you measure in tons?

Multiple Choice

Which object would you measure in feet?

Multiple Choice

Which object would you measure the capacity of in gallons?

What unit of measurement would we use to measure the length of the groundhog's shadow? What tool would you use?

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Draw

Draw a line that is 5 inches long.