AGENDA
Warm Up
Lesson: Measurement
Homework
Warm Up
If 1 ft = 12 inches answer the following:
a) How many inches is 3 feet?
c) How many inches is 4'10"?
b) How many feet is 48 inches?
d) How many feet is 25 inches?
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Measurement
Answer the following questions in your notebook:
What tools would you use to measure
a) your height?
b) your weight?
c) the amount of water in a glass?
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Measurement
• Metric System: a system of measurement in which all units are based on multiples of 10
ex. Meters, Celcius, Litres etc. Where do we see the metric system being used?
• Imperial System: a system of measurement based on British unit ex. Feet, Yards, Farenheit, Cups etc
Where do we see the imperial system being used?
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Units of Measure
Units of Imperial System
Units of Metric System
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Please copy the conversion tables on a seperate piece of paper
You will use these often so write the tables neatly and place somewhere that is easily accessible.
CONVERSION TABLES
IMPERIAL ­­­ METRIC
IMPERIAL ­­­ IMPERIAL
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Imperial Measurement
Tables are useful for conversions but you need to know how to use them first.
If you are converting units from ⇒the left to the right on the table you multiply
⇒the right to the left on the table you divide t
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Complete the conversions using the table provided.
1. Convert each measure to pints
b) 96 fl oz
a) 64 fl oz
2. Convert the above pts to quarts
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a) 3. Convert the following to gallons
b) 200 pt
a) 16 qt
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Imperial Measurement
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a) 48oz
b) 144 oz
Express each weight in ounces
a) 5 lb
b) 60 lb
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Homework
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