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Weigh What???? Tons? Gallons? Pints? Miles? Inches? Pints?
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What do you use to measure weight?
When might you need to measure weight? What do you use to measure weight?
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In the United States most people use customary measurements.
To measure weight you use … ounces pounds tons
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How much does it weigh ? ? ? ? ? Can you think of something that weighs an ounce? Can you think of something that weighs an pound? Can you think of something that weighs a ton?
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What customary units would you use to measure the following items?
tons A cat? A television? pounds A whale? pounds ounces An apple? A bag of potatoes? pounds
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To measure weight you use
In the most other countries (and in hospitals in the US) most people use metric measurements. To measure weight you use GRAMS Kilogram: loaves of bread Milligram: a paperclip Grams: one grape
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What metric units would you use to measure the following items?
kilogram A cat? A television? kilogram A whale? kilogram gram An apple? A bag of potatoes? kilogram
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CAPACITY is the amount of liquid that will fit in a container.
When might you need to find the capacity of a container?
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To measure capacity you use
In the United States most people use customary measurements. To measure capacity you use gallons cups
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What customary units would you use to measure the following items?
Water in a bathtub Gas in your car? gallons gallons Milk in a cake recipe? cups
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To measure capacity you use Liters
In most other countries people use metric measurements. To measure capacity you use Liters liters milliliters
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What customary units would you use to measure the following items?
Water in a bathtub Gas in your car? liters liters Milk in a cake recipe? milliliters
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When would you need to measure length?
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To measure length you use
In the United States most people use customary measurements. To measure length you use inch foot yard mile
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Can you picture how long it is?
How long is an inch? How long is a foot? How long is a yard? How long is a mile?
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To measure length you use
In the many other countries people use metric measurements. To measure length you use Meters millimeters meters kilometers
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Can you picture how long it is?
How long is an millimeter? How long is a meter? How long is a kilometer?
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If you were going to weigh a car …
Would you be measuring length, weight or capacity? weight What customary unit would you use; ounces, pounds or tons? tons In metric, would you weigh it in milligrams, grams or kilograms? kilograms
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If you were going to weigh a candy bar …
Would you be measuring length, weight or capacity? weight What unit would you use; ounces, pounds or tons? ounces In metric would you weigh it in milligrams, grams or kilograms? grams
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If you were going to measure how tall our school is …
Would you be measuring length, weight or capacity? length What unit would you use; inches, feet, yards or miles? yards In metric, would you measure it in millimeters, meters or kilometers? meters
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If you were going to measure the distance from your house to school …
Would you be measuring length, weight or capacity? length What unit would you use; inches, feet, yards or miles? miles In metric, would you measure using millimeters, meters or kilometers? kilometers
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If you were going to weigh a box of cereal …
Would you be measuring length, weight or capacity? weight What unit would you use; ounces, pounds or tons? ounces grams In metric, would you measure using milligrams, grams or kilograms?
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