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Title: Metric and Customary units of measurement.


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Metric and Customary units of measurement.
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Capacity means liquid
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Customary Units of Capacity
  • Common units of capacity from smallest to largest
  • Fluid ounces like a teaspoon
  • Cup 8 oz
  • Pint 16 oz, 2 cups
  • Quart 32 oz, 4 cups, 2 pints
  • Gallon 128 oz, 16 c, 8 p, 4 qt

4
Customary liquid
  • 8 fl ounces 1 cup
  • 2 1 pint
  • 2 1 quart
  • 4 quarts 1 gallon

5
Customary liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a bathtub???
  • a. Cup
  • b. Pint
  • c. Quart
  • d. Gallon
  • E. Fluid oz

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Customary liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a bottle of hand lotion???
  • a. Cup
  • b. Pint
  • c. Quart
  • d. Gallon
  • e. Fluid oz.

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Customary liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a fish tank???
  • a. Cup
  • b. Pint
  • c. Quart
  • d. Gallon
  • e. Fluid oz

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Customary liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a baby juice cup???
  • a. Cup
  • b. Pint
  • c. Quart
  • d. Gallon
  • e. Fluid oz

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Customary liquid Cont
  • If 1 pint 2 cups, how many cups are in 7 pints?
  • a.12 pints
  • b.13 pints
  • c.14 pints
  • d.15 pints

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Customary liquid Cont
  • If 8 ounces 1 cup, how many ounces are in 13
    cups?
  • a. 100 ounces
  • b. 110 ounces
  • c. 115 ounces
  • d. 104 ounces

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Customary liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a water bottle???
  • a. Cup
  • b. Pint
  • c. Quart
  • d. Gallon

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Metric Unit of Capacity (liquid)
  • There are 3 units for measuring liquids in the
    metric system.
  • 1. Milliliters (ml) 0.001 L
  • 2. Liters (L) 1000 ml
  • 3. Kiloliters (KL) 100,000 ml or1000 L

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Comparing Customary to Metric Units of Capacity
  • Customary Units From Smallest to Largest
  • Fluid ounces (teaspoons)
  • Cups
  • Pints
  • Quarts
  • Gallons
  • Metric Units From Smallest to Largest
  • Milliliters
  • Liters
  • Kiloliters

These are similar
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Metric Unit of Capacity (liquid)
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a pot of spaghetti?
  • a. Liters
  • Milliliters
  • kiloliters

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Metric liquid Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    liquid in a cup of coffee???
  • a. Liters
  • Milliliters
  • kiloliters

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Metric liquid Cont
  • I used 1 quart of water for my science
    experiment. Which is the closest to this amount
  • a. 100ml
  • b. 1,000 L
  • c. 10ml
  • d. 1 L

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Metric liquid Cont
  • A liter is a little more than a quart. If I have
    8 quarts of milk, how does this compare to the
    metric measurement???
  • a. I have more than 8 liters
  • b. I have exactly 8 liters
  • c. I have less than 8 liters
  • d. I have 8 kiloliters

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Customary weight and Metric mass!!!
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Customary Units of Weight
  • Weight is the measure of how light or heavy
    something is. Weight can be measured using
  • Ounces (oz) weight of a coin
  • Pounds (lb) 16 oz/ weight of a stapler
  • Tons (t) 2,000 lb/32,000 oz/ weight of a small car

21
Customary units of weight.
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    weight of a killer whale???
  • Ounces (oz.)
  • Pounds (lbs.)
  • Tons (T)

22
Customary weight Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    weight of a dog???
  • Ounces (oz.)
  • Pounds (lbs.)
  • Tons (T)

23
Customary weight Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    weight of a dime???
  • Ounces (oz.)
  • Pounds (lbs.)
  • Tons (T)

24
Customary weight Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    weight of a text book???
  • Ounces (oz.)
  • Pounds (lbs.)
  • Tons (T)

25
Customary weight Cont
  • If 1 ton is 2,000 pounds, how many tons is 8,000
    pounds?
  • 4 tons
  • 5 tons
  • 6 tons
  • 7 tons

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Customary weight Cont
  • If there are 16 ounces in 1 pound, how many
    ounces are in 7 pounds?
  • 110 ounces
  • 115 ounces
  • 112 ounces
  • 113 ounces

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Customary weight Cont
  • If there are 16 ounces in 1 pound, how many
    ounces are in 12 pounds?
  • 192 ounces
  • 191 ounces
  • 193 ounces
  • 194 ounces

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Customary weight Cont
  • Which is closest to the weight of a water bottle?
  • 1 Ounce
  • 1 Pound
  • 10 Pounds
  • 1 Ton

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Metric Unit of Mass
  • Mass is the measure of the quality of an object
    or how much space an object takes up. Mass can
    be measured in
  • Milligrams (mg) (0.001 g) fingernail
  • Grams (g) 1000 mg/ large grape
  • Kilograms (kg) 100,000 mg or 1000 /grams melon

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Metric Mass
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    mass of a paper clip???
  • Mg
  • G
  • Kg

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Metric Mass Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    mass of a fly???
  • Mg
  • G
  • Kg

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Metric Mass Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    mass of a brick???
  • Mg
  • G
  • Kg

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Metric Mass Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    mass of a pack of post-it notes???
  • Mg
  • G
  • Kg

34
Metric Mass Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    mass of a full backpack???
  • Mg
  • G
  • Kg

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Metric Mass Cont
  • I have 25 grams of sugar that I need to eat in 10
    seconds. This amount is closest to
  • 10 ounces
  • 10 tons
  • 1 ounce
  • 1 pound

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Metric Mass Cont
  • If there are 1,000 grams in 1 kilogram, how many
    grams are there in 8 kilo grams?
  • 8,000 grams
  • 800 grams
  • .8 grams
  • .08 grams

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Customary Units of Length
There are 4 kids of measurements for length
Inch length of your thumb Foot 12 inches or
length of your notebook Yard 36 inches/3 feet
or the width of a door Mile 63, 360 in /5,280
ft/ 1,760 yards, length of 15 football fields
15 minute walk
INCH
FOOT
YARD
MILE
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Customary length!!!
  • Which unit would be the best measurement from
    Washington to Texas?
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

39
Customary length Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    diameter of a silver dollar???
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

40
Customary length Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    length of a car???
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

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Customary length Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    width of your desk???
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

42
Customary length Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    height of your classroom???
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

43
Customary length Cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    length of a pencil???
  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Yards
  • Miles

44
Reading A Ruler
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Customary length Cont
  • How many inches???

46
Metric Unit of Length Millimeter (mm) thickness
of a dime Centimeter (cm) 10 mm/width of your
index finger Decimeter (dm) 10 centimeters
(width of a deck of cards) Meter (m) /10 dm/100
cm/1,000 mm/ baseball bat Kilometer (km) 1,000
meters/ 12 minutes walk/half mile
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Lets look at METRIC LENGTH!!!
  • Which unit would be the best measurement from New
    York to Maryland?
  • a. MM
  • b. CM
  • c. M
  • d. KM

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Metric Length cont
  • How many mm is this? How many cm?

49
Metric Length cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    diameter of a quarter???
  • a. Mm
  • b. Cm
  • c. M
  • d. Km

50
Metric Length cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    width of a penny?
  • a. Mm
  • b. Cm
  • c. M
  • d. Km

51
Metric Length cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    height of a door?
  • a. Mm
  • b. Cm
  • c. M
  • d. Km

52
Metric Length cont
  • Which unit would be the best measurement for the
    length of a pencil?
  • a. Mm
  • b. Cm
  • c. M
  • d. Km

53
Metric Length cont
  • Which one is longer, 70 mm or 7 cm???
  • a. 70mm
  • b. 7cm
  • c. They are the same
  • d. I dont know- you better not say this one!!!

54
Metric Length cont
  • Which one is longer, 95 mm or 9 cm???
  • a. 95mm
  • b. 9cm
  • c. They are the same
  • d. I dont know- you better not say this one!!!

55
Metric Length cont
  • How many mm is this? How many cm?

56
Metric Length cont
  • How many cm is this line? How many mm?

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REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • Which unit would most often be used to
  • determine the mass of one piece of
  • notebook paper?
  • A. Kilogram
  • B. Gram
  • C. Meter
  • D. Liter

58
REVIEW QUESTIONS!!!
  • Tina used 1 liter of chicken broth to
  • make her special rice dish. This
  • amount of chicken broth is closest to
  • A. 1 ounce
  • B. 1 cup
  • C. 1 pint
  • D. 1 quart

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REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • Which unit could be used for
  • measuring the weight of a rock?
  • A Square inch
  • B Mile
  • C Milliliter
  • D Kilogram

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REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • Which unit could be used for measuring the amount
    of liquid needed to fill a small teacup?
  • A. Gram
  • B. Pound
  • C. Meter
  • D. Milliliter

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REVIEW QUESTIONS
  • Which unit would most often be used to
  • determine the mass of one dogwood
  • flower?
  • Gram
  • Kilogram
  • Meter
  • Liter

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REVIEW QUESTIONS
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Conversions
  • When changing larger units into smaller units,
    you must multiply.
  • When changing smaller units into larger, you must
    divide.

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Customary Conversions small units to large units
(divide)
  • Weight
  • 32 oz _____ lbs 600 oz _____ lbs
  • 2700 lbs ____ T 1500 lbs ____ T
  • Length
  • 30 in ____ ft 4500 ft _____yd
  • 11,350 ft ____mi 99 in _____yd
  • Capacity
  • 60 fl. oz _____ c 50 c _____p
  • 20 qt ______ G 5 p _____qt

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Metric ConversionsSmall units to Larger units
(divide)
  • Mass
  • 30 mg _____ g 600 g _____ kg
  • 250 mg ____ kg 5000 mg ____ g
  • Length
  • 25 mm ____ m 80 m _____ km
  • 4500 m ____km 99 mm _____km
  • Capacity
  • 6000 mL _____ L 500 mL _____ kL
  • 750 L ______ kl 5 mL _____ L

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Customary ConversationsLarge Units to Small
Units (multiply)
  • Weight
  • 2 lbs _____ oz 600 lbs _____ oz
  • 2 T ____ oz 15 T ____ lbs
  • Length
  • 3 ft ____ in 45 yd _____ in
  • 11 mi ____ ft 9 mi _____yd
  • Capacity
  • 6 c _____ fl. oz 50 c _____p
  • 4 G ______ fl.oz 32 qt _____c

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Metric UnitsLarge units to Small Units (multiply)
  • Mass
  • 3g _____ mg 60 kg _____ g
  • 4 kg ____ mg 50g ____ mg
  • Length
  • 5 m ____ mm 8 km _____ m
  • 4 km ____mm 99 m _____km
  • Capacity
  • 40 L _____ mL 5 KL _____ L
  • 75 KL ______ml 2 L _____ mL
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