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Measurement
Metric Measurement
Customary Measurement
Review of Measurement
Resources
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Resources
Author Miss Wenger dwenger_at_chichestersd.org

• Harcourt Math. Orlando Harcourt, Inc., 2002. Ch
  20, 21.
• Hyperlinked Sites

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Hyperlinked Sites
These are the sites that have been linked in this
project.

• www.enchantedlearning.com
• www.apples4theteacher.com
• www.harcourtschools.com
• www.funbrain.com
• www.oswego.org

• www.quia.com
• www.mce.k12tn.net
• wizard.hprtec.org
• www.oncampus.richmond.edu
• www.linkslearning.org

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Customary Menu
Estimating Length
Length and Distance
Capacity
Weight
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Quizzes
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Metric Menu
Estimating Length
Length
Capacity
Mass
Review Metric and Quizzes
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Measurement Review

• Video Review of Weight and Capacity
• (On the site, click on weight and capacity.)
• Review of Length
• (Complete Test of Knowledge at the bottom of
  the page.)
• Customary and Metric Vocabulary Word Search
• Using Measurement Tools
• Customary and Metric Abbreviations Review

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Estimating Customary Length

• You can estimate customary length to the nearest
  inch and half inch. Estimate means to make a good
  guess.
• You can use a ruler to measure and check your
  estimations.

• 1st Activity
• Practice Measuring with a Ruler
• When you are done, click on the back button to
  return to this page.

• 2nd Activity
• Go here and follow the directions. Be sure to
  print out a recording sheet before you begin.
• When you are done, click on the back button to
  return to this page.

• 3rd Activity
• Go here and select Easy Inches.
• Record your score in your math notebook.

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Customary Length
You know that an inch is used to measure
customary length. Other units of length and
distance are the foot, yard, and mile.
1st How Do They Measure Up? 2nd Customary Length
Matching Game 3rd Practice Customary Length (If
you get 7 or more correct, click the Back button
to return to this page) (If you get less than 7
correct, retry the activity.)
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Customary LengthTable of Measures

• Measurement Example
• Inch (in.) A paper clip is about 1 inch long.
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• Foot (ft) 12 inches Your textbook is about 1
  foot long.
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• Yard (yd) 3 feet A baseball bat is about 1
  yard long.
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• Mile (mi) 5,280 feet You can walk 1 mile in
  about 20 minutes.

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Customary Capacity

• Capacity is the amount a container can hold.
• Cup (c), pint (pt), quart (qt), and gallon (gal)
  are customary units for measuring capacity.

1st How are cups, pints, quarts, and gallons
related? 2nd Practice Game
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How are Cups, Pints, Quarts, and Gallons Related?
cup

• 2 cups 1 pint

pint
4 cups 1 quart 2 pints 1 quart
quart
16 cups 1 gallon 8 pints 1 gallon 4 quarts
1 gallon
gallon
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Customary Weight

• An ounce (oz) and a pound (lb) are customary
  units for measuring weight.

A strawberry weighs about 1 ounce.
A loaf of bread weighs about 1 pound.
1 Ounces or Pounds? Activity 2 Customary Weight
Activity
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Ounces or Pounds?

• Choose the unit of measure you would use to weigh
  each object.

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2.
3.
4.
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
5.
6.
7.
8.
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
10.
9.
Customary Weight
Ounces or pounds
Ounces or pounds
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You Got it Right!
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Sorry, wrong answer.
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Customary Measurement Quizzes

• Quiz on Customary Length
• Quiz on Customary Capacity
• Quiz on Customary Weight

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Estimating Metric Length
1st Activity You can estimate length using
non-standard units, such as life savers or paper
clips. Practice Activity

• 2nd Activity
• You can measure length in centimeters and meters
  if you are using the metric system.
• Complete this e-lab to practice measuring with a
  metric ruler. Dont forget to print a recording
  sheet before you get started.

• 3rd Activity
• Go here and select Easy Centimeters.
• Record your score in your math notebook.

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Metric Length

• You know that an inch is used to measure
  customary length. Other units of length and
  distance are the foot, yard, and mile.

1st How Does Metric Measure Up? 2nd Metric Length
Matching Game 3rd Practice Metric Length
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How Does Metric Measure Up?

• Measurement Example
• Centimeter (cm) A centimeter is about the
  width of
• your pointer finger.
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• Decimeter (dm) 10 cm A decimeter is about the
  width of an
• adults hand.
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  ------Meter (m) 100 cm or 10 dm Your arm
  span is about 1 meter
• long.
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• Kilometer (km) 1,000 m A kilometer is a
  little more than a
• half a mile.

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Metric Capacity

• Capacity is the amount a container can hold.
• Capacity can be measured by using metric units
  such as the milliliter (mL) and liter (L).

1st How are Milliliters and Liters related? 2nd
Comparing Capacity Activity
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How are Milliliters and Liters Related?

• A medicine dropper holds about 1 milliliter.

A water bottle holds about 1 liter.
How are they related? 1,000 milliliters 1 liter
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Metric Mass

• The gram (g) and the kilogram (kg) are metric
  units for measuring mass.

A paper clip has a Your math textbook
has a mass of about 1 gram. mass
of about 1 kilogram.

• 1st Activity
• Follow this lesson to learn more about gram and
  kilogram. Go to Practice This! and review what
  you have learned.
• Then click the back button to return to this page.

2nd Activity Choose the better estimate.
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Choose the Better Estimate--Mass
Click on the better estimate.
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5 g or 5 kg
1 g or 1 kg
25 g or 25 kg
6g or 6 kg
6 g or 6 kg
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18 g or 18 kg
200 g or 200 kg
6 g or 6 kg
4 g or 4 kg
2 g or 2 kg
Metric Mass
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You are Right!
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Incorrect
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Review Metric and Quizzes

• Review Metric
• Quiz on Length
• (You will need to print this worksheet
• to complete it. Go to File Print.)
• Quiz on Comparing Capacity
• Quiz on Mass

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