1. MEASURING OBJECTS

2. Characteristic to Measure
MEASUREMENT
Characteristic to Measure
Definition
Measuring Device
Units

3. MEASURING LENGTH Distance between two points
Use a ruler or meter stick
Units are in meters (m), centimeters (cm), or millimeters (mm)

4. MEASURING MASS The amount of matter in an object
Use a/an (electronic) balance
Units are in grams (g)

5. MEASURING VOLUME The amount of space an object takes up
Graduated cylinder
Units are in cubic centimeters (cm3) or milliliters (ml)
calculate – for regular shaped objects
water displacement method – for irregular objects

6. MEASURING TEMPERATURE
Measure of hotness or coldness of an object
Use a thermometer
Units are in degrees Celsius
 0 °C = freezing point of water
 100 °C = boiling point of water

7. MEASURE THESE… HEIGHT OF BOOK: _______________cm
WIDTH OF BOOK: _______________cm
_______________mm
LENGTH OF PUPAE: _______________cm
(page 369 – the light colored one _______________mm
with two black ‘eyespots’)
LENGTH OF PIXY STIX: _______________cm
WIDTH OF PIXY STIX: _______________cm
_______________μ

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K H D B D C M
kilo BASE centi milli
meter
liter
gram
45 cm = ______________mm
1,678.9 cm = _____________m

9. MEASURE THESE…
LENGTH OF PIXY STIX: _______________ cm _______________mm WIDTH OF PIXY STIX: _______________cm LENGTH OF LOLLIPOP STICK: _______________μ

10. BODY MEASUREMENTS
Leonardo da Vinci found that 8 times your span equals both
your height and your fathom.
How closely do you fit
Leonardo’s rule?
MY SPAN = ______ cm
MY FATHOM = _______cm
MY HEIGHT = _______cm
CALCULATED HEIGHT & FATHOM =
SPAN x 8 = __ cm
SPAN
FATHOM