Measurement Units Customary & Metric Systems Math Vocabulary Measurement M5.A & M5.B Aligning with Pennsylvania Department of Education Assessment Anchors.

Measurement UnitsCustomary & Metric Systems

Math VocabularyMeasurement M5.A & M5.B

Aligning withPennsylvania Department of Education

Assessment Anchorsand enVision Math Textbook

Measurement Topic 14

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units of capacity

customary or standard system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* units usually measure a liquid

* units measure how full something is

* customary capacity units to know:

• cup abbreviation “c”

• pint abbreviation “pt”

• quart abbreviation “qt”

• gallon abbreviation “gal”

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converting customary units of capacity

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* customary capacity conversions to know:

• 2 cups = 1 pint

• 2 pints = 1 quart

• 4 cups = 1 quart

• 4 quarts = 1 gallon

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units of customary capacity converting help

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* help to remember

customary capacity conversions:

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units of capacity

metric system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* metric capacity units to know:

• liter abbreviation “L”

• milliliter abbreviation “mL”

* units measure how full something is* units usually measure a liquid

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converting metric units of capacity

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* metric capacity conversion to know:

• 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters

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units of mass

customary or standard system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* units measure how heavy something is

* customary mass units to know:

• ounce abbreviation “oz”

• pound abbreviation “lb”

• ton abbreviation “T”

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converting customary units of mass

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* customary mass conversions to know:

• 16 ounces = 1 pound

• 2,000 pounds = 1 ton

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units of mass

metric system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* units measure how heavy something is

* metric mass units to know:

• milligram abbreviation “mg”

• gram abbreviation “g”

• kilogram abbreviation “kg”

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converting metric units of mass

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* metric mass conversions to know:

• 1,000 milligrams = 1 gram

• 1,000 grams = 1 kilogram connect to what I know:1 kilogram is about 2 pounds

1 gram is about the weight of 1 paperclip

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units of length

customary or standard system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* units measure how long or how wide something is

* customary length units to know:

• inch abbreviation “in.”

• foot abbreviation “ft”

• yard abbreviation “yd”

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converting customary units of length

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* customary length conversions to know:

• 12 inches = 1 foot

• 3 feet = 1 yard

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units of length

metric system

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* units measure how long or how wide something is

* metric length units to know:

• millimeter abbreviation “mm”

• centimeter abbreviation “cm”

• meter abbreviation “m”

• kilometer abbreviation “km”

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converting metric units of length

Measurement Units enVision Topic 14

PA Assessment Anchor M5.A & M5.B

* use multiplication or division

* “convert” or “conversion” changes one unit into another unit

* metric length conversions to know:

• 10 millimeters = 1 centimeter

• 1,000 millimeters = 1 meter

• 100 centimeters = 1 meter

• 1,000 meters = 1 kilometer