1. An introductory lesson on units of measure
Can You Measure Up?
An introductory lesson on units of measure

2. How did standard measures develop?
As people began to trade,
they realized that it was important
for everyone to understand how much
a measurement was to avoid confusion.

3. Why is standard measuring important?
Back in the old days, people would use their bodies to measure. One part of their body they would use is their feet.
Do you see how this could be a problem?

4. Interesting Facts
Beans and seeds were used to measure weights. A small bean called a “karob” was used by Arabs to weight valuables such as gold, silver, and jewels – still used today as a “carat.”
The height of horses is still sometimes measured using “hands.”

5. Introduction
The metric system is a group of units used to make any kind of measurement, such as length, temperature, time, or weight. No other system of measurement ever used equals the metric system in simpleness.

6. Common Modern Units for Measuring Length
English: inches, feet, yards, miles
inches
centimeters
Metric: millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers

7. Common Modern Units for Measuring Weight
English: ounces, pounds, tons
Metric: milligrams, grams, kilograms
grams
pounds

8. Weight is a measure of the heaviness of an object due to the pull of gravity.

9. Which unit of measure would you use to measure the weight of these objects?
ounces
grams
tons
Kilograms
pounds

10. Types of Scales Used to Measure Weight

11. Have you ever wondered what your weight would be on other planets?
If you weigh 50 pounds on Earth, then…
if you traveled to Pluto you would weigh 3.3 lbs
on Mars you would weigh 18.8 lbs
if you went to Neptune you would weigh 56.2 lbs
on Jupiter you would weigh a whopping lbs

12. Common Modern Units for Measuring Capacity
English: cups, pints, quarts, gallons
Metric: milliliters, liters
Pints or quarts
gallons or liters
cups

13. Capacity is the maximum amount of liquid an object will hold.

14. Which unit of measure would you use to measure the capacity of these items?
gallons
gallons
milliliters
gallons
pints
ounces
quarts or liters

15. Common Modern Units for Measuring Temperature
Celsius
Fahrenheit

16. Temperature is the degree of heat within a body, object or environment.

17. How do you use measurement in your everyday life?

18. Using measurement tools to cook have been used both in the past and in the present.