1. Units of Measurement
Kimberly Edwards
5th grade math

2. Units of Measurement Length Mass Capacity Temperature
Goal 2: Measurement-The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement.
Objective 2.01: Estimate the measure of an object in one system given the measure of that object in another system.

3. 1 centimeter (cm)=10 millimeters (mm)
Units of Length
1 centimeter (cm)=10 millimeters (mm)
1 meter (m)=100 cm or 1,000 mm
1 kilometer (km)=1,000 m
1 millimeter 1 centimeter 1 meter 1 kilometer
thickness of a dime width of a height of a 6 city blocks
pinky finger doorknob

4. Select millimeter, centimeter,
meter, or kilometer.
Soccer field
A. Meter B. Kilometer

5. You are Correct!!!

6. You are Incorrect.

7. What is….
170 mm = _____ cm
A. 17 cm B. 7 cm

8. Your are Correct!!!

9. Wrong.

10. 1 gram (g) =1,000 milligrams (mg)
Units of Mass
1 gram (g) =1,000 milligrams (mg)
1 kilogram (kg)= 1,000 (g)
1 milligram 1 gram 1 kilogram
a bread crumb a slice of bread a loaf of bread

11. Replace the space with or .
3 kg ____ 3,000 g
A B.

12. Sorry.

13. Correct!!!

14. One highlighter has a mass of 11 grams.
Another highlighter has a mass of 108
milligrams. Which highlighter has the greater
mass?
11 grams B. 108 milligrams

15. Correct!!!

16. Oh No!!!

17. 1 liter (L) = 1,000 milliliters (mL)
Units of Capacity
1 liter (L) = 1,000 milliliters (mL)
1 milliliter liter
amount of liquid in a medium-sized
an eyedropper sports drink

18. A faucet is constantly dripping wastes about 90 liters of water every week. How many milliliters of water is this?
90 L = ___ mL
90,000 mL B mL

19. Correct!!!

20. Sorry.

21. A container of orange juice holds 580 milliliters
A container of orange juice holds 580 milliliters. How many liters is 580 milliliters?
A L B. 5,800 L

22. Great!!!

23. Incorrect.

24. Units of Temperature Degrees are units of measurement
used to describe temperature.
Celsius (˚C)
Fahrenheit (˚F)

25. Estimate each temperature in degrees Celsius.
80˚F A. 27° C B ° C

26. You’re Right!!!

27. That is Incorrect.

28. Normal body temperature for a human is 98. 6°F
Normal body temperature for a human is 98.6°F. Lilly’s brother had a temperature of 101.3°F. How much greater is his temperature than normal body temperature?
A. 2.7° F B. 3° F

29. That is Correct!!!

30. Incorrect.

31. Goodbye