Academy of Math
Measurement – Level 6 Guided Notes Part 1 – 1. You will be working with different types of ___________________________ including: a. length b. weight c. perimeter d. area e. capacity f. volume g. time Part 2 – 2. Length is a measurement of _________________________. 3. Short distances can be measured in ____________ and feet. 4. Long distances can be measured in yards and _______________. 5. There are 12 inches in one foot. There are 3 feet in one _________________. Quarter = 1 inch wide 1 mile = 5,280 feet Comic Book = 1 foot long
A teacher’s desk = 1 yard wide
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 6. Using the metric system a short distance can be measured in ____________________. Long distances can be measured in _________ and kilometers. There are 100 centimeters in 1 meter. Dime = 1 centimeter wide
Table = 1 meter high 7. To convert inches and feet: 8. To convert inches, feet and yards: 9. To convert feet, yards and miles: 10. To convert meters and kilometers: 2 Part 3 – 11. Weight is a measurement of how _________________ something is. 12. Light weights can be measured in _________________. Cookie = 1 ounce
School textbook = 1 pound 13. Heavier weights can be measured in ________________________. 16 ounces = 1 lb. 2,000 lbs. = 1 ton
14. Using metrics, weight can be measured in _____________ and kilograms. Penny = 1 gram
Brick = 1 kilogram 15. There are 1000 ________________ in 1 kilogram. Part 4 – 16. Perimeter is the measurement of the distance _____________ a space or figure. Add all the _______ of the desk to find the perimeter. 17. Area is the measurement of __________________________ it takes to cover the surface. 3 18. Square units can come in different sizes. Square units can be measured in _____________________ inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters. 19. The formula for finding ____________ is length x width. Part 5 – 20. Capacity is a measurement of how much something can ____________________. 21. Small capacity can be measured in fluid ounces and __________. Large capacity can be measured in __________________ and gallons. 22. To convert units of capacity: 23. Using the metric system, capacity can be measured in ______________ and milliliters. 4 24. To convert liters and millimeters: 25. Volume is the number of cubic units in a _______________. 26. Multiply all sides to find the ___________________. The formula for finding volume is length x width x height. Part 6 – 27. Time is measured in minutes, hours, days, _________________, months, and years. 28. In a clock ‐‐ 60 seconds = 1 minute 60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
29. We use a.m. and p.m. to tell what _____________ of day it is. After midnight but before noon = a.m.
After noon but before midnight = p.m.
30. On a 24 hour clock, continue counting _______________________ past 12 o’clock midnight. 1:00 p.m. would be 13:00; 8:30 p.m. is 20:30 on a 24 hour clock. 5 31. When looking at a calendar use days, weeks, month, and ______________. 32. The name of a __________________ is one number higher than the century using ordinal numbers. 7 days = 1 week 52 weeks = 1 year
12 months = 1 year
100 years = 1 century
6 yard quarts day meters 16 square liters volume minutes WORD BANK Measurement Terms 6 Part One Words measurement Part Two Words distance centimeters Part Three Words heavy Part Four Words around square units Part Five Words cups Part Six Words weeks hours inches pounds grams sides hold time miles ounces area solid years 7