Measuring using… INCHES FEET YARDS MILES Do you measure up?! Measuring using… INCHES FEET YARDS MILES
STANDARD SYSTEM - INCHES Look on your ruler – each of the big numbers on it represents an inch. Which of these would you measure in inches?:
City roads or distances between places STANDARD SYSTEM - FEET What would we measure in feet? Our height A pencil City roads or distances between places
Ways to remember our units… 1 inch = About from the top of Your thumb to the knuckle 1 foot = About a license plate 1 yard = About the width of A normal doorway 1 in. 1 ft. 1 yd.
What about long distance?! What if you want to measure from your house to a friend’s house? What unit would you use?