Introduction to Measurement

An Introduction to... Measurement

Essential Questions:

What does it mean to measure?

Why are measurements important in real life?

How do we measure?

How do we represent the measurement?

By the end of this unit, we will be able to:

• identify relative sizes of measurement units within the metric and customary systems of measurement

• convert larger units of measurement within the same system to smaller units

Open Ended

What are three things that you can measure?

Open Ended

Give an example of something you have measured.

What did you measure? What did you use to measure it?

Systems of Measurement:

Metric vs Customary

• How do these two systems differ?

• What is a unit of measurement?

• What does it mean to convert units of measurement from larger to smaller?

  
  

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to measure?

• to pour juice into a cup

• to determine the size, amount, or degree of something

• to tell someone the time

• to drive to another state

Multiple Select

What tools can we use to measure? Choose all that apply

• clock

• ruler

• thermometer

• car

Multiple Choice

What is a Unit of Measurement?

• the length of a table

• the weight of an elephant

• the type of measurement

• the capacity of the bottle

Multiple Choice

Which system of measurement is used in the U.S.?

• Metric

• Millimeter (mL)

• Customary

• pounds (lbs)

Multiple Choice

Which system of measurement is used internationally?

• Metric

• Millimeter (mL)

• Customary

• pounds (lbs)