All about measurements

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All About Measurement

What do we measure?

What units do we use to measure?

How do I estimate a measurement?

By: Luwanna Adkisson


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Things we measure

TIME

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TEM"E$AT%$E

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Timeis measured using:

(se)onds

(minutes

(hours

(days

(weeks

(months

(years


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There are60 secondsina minute.

It takes a*out 'NE se)ond to say +Mt, &iew-

There are60 minutes inan hour.

It takes a*out an hour to dry a .oad o/ ).othes in an e.e)tri)

dryer,

There are24 hours ina day.

An entire day is a*out /rom the time you wake u0 on one

day1 unti. the time you wake u0 the NE2T day,

There are7 daysin a week.

There are 52 weeksin a year, whi)h is 345 days 657 8 9


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Tem0erature is measured in;E$EE


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In most )ountries around the wor.d1 the metri) system is used

to measure tem0erature, The metri) system measures the

tem0erature in degrees !EL!I%


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In the %nited


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Most o/ the wor.d uses the metri) system to measure .ength,

The Metri)


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;e/inition:the amount o/ 3(dimensiona. s0a)e o))u0ied *y an o*Fe)t,

The %,


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The metri) system uses mi++i+iters $m+& and +iters $+&to measure )a0a)ity,

Many o/ you are /ami.iar with metri) .iters *ased on *uying 7 .iter sodas at

our .o)a. gro)ery stores and markets,

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5 m. is a*out the )a0a)ity o/ a teas0oon,

m. doesnDt /i.. the s0oon

. is a*out the )a0a)ity o/ a .arge )arton o/ /ruit Fui)e'r the water Fug to the right,
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&o.ume is the amount that a )ontainer wi.. ho.d

in cubic units.

Im0eria.: )u*i) in)h1 )u*i) /oot1 )u*i) yard

Metri): )u*i) )entimeter1 )u*i) meter


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Again1 in the %nited


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The metri) system /or measuring weight uses gramsand

ki+ograms.

gram is a*out the weight o/ a 0a0er).i0,

@@@ grams ki.ogram

A di)tionary weight a*out a ki.ogram

4 kg is a*out the same as 35 .* woman

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Estimating a Linear

MeasurementAn E


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Estimating Weight

'ne key to weight estimation is comparingthe item to a

/ami.iar item whi)h you know or are gien the weight,

Example:I/ one is 4 oun)es1 a*out how

mu)h wou.d *e?

Another key is to determine the reasonableness o/

an answer, I/ a weighs 9@ 0ounds1 wou.d it

make sense /or an to weigh @@ 0ounds?


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