1. What are Customary Units
Units of measurement used only in USA and a small country in central Africa
Not based on units of 10 as the Metric System

2. Customary Units of Volume
Teaspoon
Tablespoon
Fluid ounce
Cup
Pint
Quart
Gallon

3. Mr. Gallon

4. Measuring spoons Fluid once = fl. Oz. Tablespoon = T or Tbs
teaspoon = tsp
1 fluid ounce = 2 T
1 T = 2 tsp
Measuring spoons can be used to measure liquid or solids
Example: 2 tsp of vanilla
1 tsp of salt
How many teaspoons in a fluid ounce?
2 x 2 = 4 tsp in 1 fl oz

5. Measuring cup 1 cup or c = 8 fl oz 2 cups = 16 fl oz
16 ounces = 1 pint
2 cups = 1 pint

6. Blue milk carton: One pint of milk: One quart of milk: 1 cup
8 ounces or oz
The kind you drink in school
One pint of milk:
2 cups
16 fluid ounces or oz
One quart of milk:
2 pints
4 cups
32 fluid ounces or oz

7. Gallon of milk equals? 4 quarts 8 pints 16 cups 128 fluid ounces
Solve these volume/capacity problems

9. 1 liter = 34 US fluid ounces
2 liter soda: 2 x 34 = 68 fluid ounces

10. Customary Units of length
From smallest to greatest length
the measurements are:
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
Solve these length problems 10

11. Customary Units of length
Yard
Standard in is the? ………………
How many inches in one yard?
How many feet in a yard?
How many inches in a foot?
How many feet in one mile?
How many yards in a mile?
36 inches
3 feet
12 inches
5280 feet
1760 yards

12. Customary Units of Weight
pound or lb.
Standard unit is the………………
One pound is ?
2000 pounds = ?
Solve these problems
16 ounces or oz.
1 Ton

13. Temperature Metric Customary Boiling Point Boiling Point
Fahrenheit Celsius
Freezing Point Freezing Point
32 Fahrenheit Celsius o o o o

14. Comparing Metric and Customary Units
1 pound = .45 kg or 450 gm
1 yard = .90 m or 90 cm
1 cup = 250 ml
1 pint = 500 ml
1 quart = 1 L
1 gallon = 4 L

15. Time 1 minute = 60 seconds 60 minutes = 1 hour 24 hours = 1 day
365 days = 1 year

16. What is Light year? It is the distance light travels in one year
So how far is that?
Light travels:
186,000 mi/sec
300,000 km/sec

17. What is Light year? In 1minute: 300,000 x 60 = 18,000,000 km
In 1 hour: 18,000,000 x 60 = 1,080,000,000 km
1.08 x 10 km
In 1 day: 1,080,000,000 x 24 = 25,920,000,000 km
2.592 x 10 km
In 1 year: 25,920,000,000 x 365 = 9,460,800,000,000 km
9.46 x 10 km
9 quadrillion, 460 billion, 800 trillion km 7 9 10 12