Do you know that in the United States of America people use a different form of measurement? For example, in the United States if you say to an American person: “It’s 30 degrees outside,” they will think it is very cold.

Let’s see if you can match the metric measurements with American measurements….. Metric Measurements = 1.1 kilometer 2.1 centimeter 3.1 kilogram 4.30 degrees Celsius 5.1 meter American Measurements a.0.39 of an inch b.86 degrees Fahrenheit c.3 feet d.0.62 miles e. 2.2 pounds

Please copy this slide into your notebooks… Metric Measurements = 1. 1 kilometer = 2. 1 centimeter= 3. 1 kilogram= degrees Celsius= 5. 1 meter= American Measurements 0.62 miles 0.39 inches 2.2 pounds 86 degrees Fahrenheit 3.28 feet

American Measurements in Pictures The Bosphorus Bridge is about 1 mile long. Pencils are 7 inches long. A cat weighs about 9 pounds. The average temperature in Bodrum in July is 86 degrees Fahrenheit. A smart board is about 3 feet tall.

Practice Question 1 If: 1 kilometer = 0.62 miles And: It is 7,979 kilometers from Istanbul to New York City, how many miles is it? 1 =7, ? a.49 miles b.4947 miles c.494 miles

Practice Question 2 If: 1 centimeter = 0.39 inches And: Our book, The Littles, is 18 centimeters long, how many inches is it? 1 = ? a.700 inches b.70 inches c.7 inches

Practice Question 3 If: 1 meter = 3.28 feet And: David Beckham is 1.80 meters tall, how tall is he in feet? 1 = ? a.59 feet b.5.97 feet c.597 feet