Measurement Teacher-led slideshow to

review units of measure for:• volume/capacity• length• weight

Virginia Math SOL 4.10 – 4.12

Teacher Notes

• The answers to these questions are not included.

• The purpose of this slideshow is to give teachers and students a chance to dialogue about the various units of measure.

Virginia Math SOL 4.10 – 4.12

• The student will estimate and then use actual measuring devices with metric and U.S. Customary units to measure

• length–inches, feet, yards, millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers;

• liquid volume–cups, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and liters; and

• weight/mass–ounces, pounds, grams, and kilograms.

The length ofan eraser?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

The amount of waterthat will fill a tub?

•Milliliters

•Cups

•Pints

•Gallons

…the length of your finger?

•Yards•Centimeters•Feet•Meters

…the weight of thisbackpack when filled

with books?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

The width of a cell phone?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Kilometers

…the weight of a letter?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the width of a piano

key?

•Millimeters•Feet•Yards•Kilometers

…the amount of waterthat will fill

a washing machine?

•Milliliters•Cups•Pints•Gallons

…the distance between

Norfolk and Richmond

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Kilometers

…the width of an envelope?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Kilometers

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of a lady bug?

…the height of a giraffe?

•Millimeters•Centimeters•Inches•Meters

…the weight of a killer whale?

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the length of a crayon?

•Centimeters•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the height of a school bus?

•Centimeters•Inches•Yards•Kilometers

•Milliliters•Cups•Liters•Gallons

… the amount of coffeethat will fill

this container?

…the amount of gasoline that will fill

this container?

•Milliliters•Cups•Pints•Quarts•Liters•Gallons

… amount of gasoline to fill this tank?

•Cups•Pints•Quarts•Gallons

…the weight of one bunch of bananas

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

The weight of a smallslice of

watermelon?

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of asmall frog?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

The amount of root beer

in this float?

•Milliliters•Cups•Pints•Quarts

…the length of a goldfish?

•Centimeters•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the length of a pencil?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the weight of one noodle? •Grams

•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of one grape, jelly bean,

or paperclip?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of a bag of apples?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of a pencil?

•Grams•Pounds•Kilograms•Tons

…the weight of an ear of

ear of corn?

•Millimeters•Inches•Feet•Meters

…the weight of one pepper?

•Tons•Ounces•Pounds•kilograms

…the amount of coffee

in a mug?

•Grams•milliliters•gallons•Kilograms

…the thicknessof a wallet?

•meters•feet•centimeters•yards

…the height of acan of spray paint?•Pounds

•Inches•Feet•Pints

The thicknessof a

Compact Disc (CD)

•milliliters•kilometers•inches•millimeters

•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms•centimeters

…the weightof a mouse?

…the amount ofliquid a spoon

can hold?

•Pounds•Millimeters•milliliters•Pints

…the weight of3 packed

Suitcases?•Kilometers•grams•Kilograms•Pints

…the amount of liquid that would

fill a barrel.

•Cups•milliliters•Gallons•Grams

…the height ofa desk?

•Millimeters•Inches•Feet•Kilometers

The length of anear of corn?

•Millimeters•Inches•Feet•Meters

…the amountof water to

fill a swimmingpool?

•Milliliters•Cups•Pints•Liters•Gallons

..the length of a clothesline?

•Centimeters•Inches•Yards•Kilometers

The amount of water that wouldfill a bottle cap?

•Milliliters•Quarts•Liters•Gallons