Measurement Teacher-led slideshow to review units of measure for: volume/capacity length weight Virginia Math SOL 4.10 – 4.12

Teacher Notes The answers to these questions are not included. The purpose of this slideshow is to give teachers and students a chance to dialogue about the various units of measure.

Virginia Math SOL 4.10 – 4.12 The student will estimate and then use actual measuring devices with metric and U.S. Customary units to measure length–inches, feet, yards, millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers; liquid volume–cups, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and liters; and weight/mass–ounces, pounds, grams, and kilograms.

The length of an eraser? Inches Feet Yards Meters

The amount of water that will fill a tub? Milliliters Cups Pints Gallons

…the length of your finger? Yards Centimeters Feet Meters

…the weight of this backpack when filled with books? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

The width of a cell phone? Inches Feet Yards Kilometers

…the weight of a letter? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

…the width of a piano key? Millimeters Feet Yards Kilometers

…the amount of water that will fill a washing machine? Milliliters Cups Pints Gallons

…the distance between Norfolk and Richmond Inches Feet Yards Kilometers

…the width of an envelope? Inches Feet Yards Kilometers

Grams Ounces Pounds Kilograms …the weight of a lady bug?

…the height of a giraffe? Millimeters Centimeters Inches Meters

…the weight of a killer whale? Grams Ounces Pounds Kilograms

…the length of a crayon? Centimeters Feet Yards Meters

…the height of a school bus? Centimeters Inches Yards Kilometers

Milliliters Cups Liters Gallons … the amount of coffee that will fill this container?

…the amount of gasoline that will fill this container? Milliliters Cups Pints Quarts Liters Gallons

… amount of gasoline to fill this tank? Cups Pints Quarts Gallons

…the weight of one bunch of bananas Grams Ounces Pounds Kilograms

The weight of a small slice of watermelon? Grams Ounces Pounds Kilograms

…the weight of a small frog? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

The amount of root beer in this float? Milliliters Cups Pints Quarts

…the length of a goldfish? Centimeters Inches Feet Yards Meters

…the length of a pencil? Inches Feet Yards Meters

…the weight of one noodle? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

…the weight of one grape, jelly bean, or paperclip? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

…the weight of a bag of apples? Grams Ounces pounds Kilograms

…the weight of a pencil? Grams Pounds Kilograms Tons

…the weight of an ear of ear of corn? Millimeters Inches Feet Meters

…the weight of one pepper? Tons Ounces Pounds kilograms

…the amount of coffee in a mug? Grams milliliters gallons Kilograms

…the thickness of a wallet? meters feet centimeters yards

… the height of a can of spray paint? Pounds Inches Feet Pints

The thickness of a Compact Disc (CD) milliliters kilometers inches millimeters

Ounces Pounds Kilograms centimeters …the weight of a mouse?

…the amount of liquid a spoon can hold? Pounds Millimeters milliliters Pints

…the weight of 3 packed Suitcases? Kilometers grams Kilograms Pints

…the amount of liquid that would fill a barrel. Cups milliliters Gallons Grams

…the height of a desk ? Millimeters Inches Feet Kilometers

The length of an ear of corn? Millimeters Inches Feet Meters

…the amount of water to fill a swimming pool? Milliliters Cups Pints Liters Gallons

..the length of a clothesline? Centimeters Inches Yards Kilometers

The amount of water that would fill a bottle cap? Milliliters Quarts Liters Gallons