Measurement
How will you measure up?
Measurement Chart
We can measure…
Time
Temperature
Volume
Capacity
Weight
Mass
Area
Linear
measurement:
length, width, height, perimeter
Using these tools…
Customary units
Metric units
Measurement Chart
We can measure…
Using these tools…
Customary units
Metric units
Time
Clock, watch
day, hr, min, sec
sec
Temperature
Thermometer
°F
°C
Volume
Beaker, graduated
cylinder, measuring
cups, volumetric
flask, ruler
Cups, tsp, tbs
Liter
ft3
cm3
Weight
Scale,
lbs
Kg m/s2
Mass
triple beam
balance, spring
scale
oz
gram
Area
Ruler
in2, ft2, yd2
m2
Linear
measurement:
Ruler
Inch, foot, yard,
mile
meter
Capacity
length, width, height, perimeter
K
1mL = 1 cm3
Customary equivalencies
Big G
How many
pints
cups in a
gallon?
quart?
QQ
PP
PP
QQ
PP PP
cc cc
cc cc
cc cc
cc cc
Metric Measurements
Length
Weight
Capacity
1 km = 1,000 m
1 kg = 1,000 g
1 L = 1,000 mL
1 m = 100 cm
1 g = 1,000 mg
1 cm = 10 mm
Convert metric measures simply by moving
the decimal.
What are the standard metric
units?
- Meter measures
length or distance
- Liter measures
volume or capacity
- kilogram measures
weight or mass
Prefixes
Try this: Convert 3.2 ft to inches
Try this: Convert 3.2 meters to centimeters
Prefixes you already know
Centi
Century
%
Milli
Millennium
How do I convert between metric units of measure?
Kilo Hecto Deca Base Deci Centi Milli
King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk
Sports Application
The high-jumper cleared a height of 1.75 m.
How many centimeters is this height?
1.75 m =
cm.
A centimeter is 2 places to the
right of a meter in the chart.
1 m = 100 cm. You are
1.75 m = (1.75 • 100) cm converting a bigger unit TO a
smaller unit. Multiply by 100.
1.75 m = 175 cm
Move the decimal point 2
places to the right.
Using Powers of Ten to Convert Metric
Units of Measurement
Convert.
The CD case is 14 cm wide. 14 cm = _____ m
100 cm = 1 m, smaller unit TO bigger unit, so
divide by 100.
14 cm = (14 ÷ 100) m
Move the decimal point 2 places to the left.
14 cm = 0.14 m
Caution!
Make sure you are multiplying or dividing by the
correct power of ten.
Metric Conversion Practice
Convert.
1. A book is 24 cm long. 24 cm = ____
240 mm
2. The chain has a mass of 16 g. 16 g = 16,000
_____ mg
3. The volume of the liquid was 12,000 mL.
12,000 mL = ____
12 L
4. Frank’s paper airplane glided 78.9 m. Sarah’s
plane glided 85 m. How many more centimeters
did Sarah’s plane glide?
610 cm
What metric unit would you use to
measure length or distance?
METERS
What metric unit would you use to
measure volume?
LITERS
What metric unit would you use to
measure weight?
GRAMS
What metric unit would you use to the
distance to the mall?
Kilometers
What metric unit would you use to the
width of your paper?
Centimeters or Millimeters
What metric unit would you use to the
weigh yourself?
Kilograms
What metric unit would you use for the
amount of water to fill a tub?
Liters
What metric unit would you use for the
amount of water to fill a pool?
Kiloliters