MEASUREMENT EQAO PREPARATION DAY 4
WHAT TYPES OF THINGS DO WE MEASURE? Distance, length Perimeter Area Volume Capacity
THE METRIC SYSTEM Used in Canada
LINEAR MEASUREMENT
LINES We use mm, cm, m, km to measure DISTANCE.
PERIMETER
SQUARE MEASUREMENT
AREA SQUARE units Rectangle: L x W Parallelogram: B x H Triangle: (B x H) /2
PROBLEMS
THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLIDS
PRISMS
VOLUME OF PRISMS Area of base X height
SURFACE AREA OF RECTANGULAR PRISMS
PROBLEMS
ELAPSED TIME
I get to school at 7:00 a.m. I leave school between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for lunch. I leave school at 6:00 pm. How long have I been on school property today? Answer: 9 and a half hours
WEIGHT
CAPACITY AND VOLUME
CAPACITY Capacity is how much liquid a container CAN HOLD. The volume of liquid is how much is actually IN IT.