Measurement
Types
There are several measuring systems used around the World, but we
will focus on two.
US Customary
and
Metric
What is U.S.
Customary?
Inches
Feet
Yards
Miles
Pretty much the measuring system you grew up using
Where did it come
from?
US Standard comes from the
Imperial Measurement System
Where did it come
from?
Before we were the United
States, we were a British Colony.
As such, we adopted many of
their systems and cultural norms.
Who uses it?
Lets learn how to measure
The average ruler is divided into 1/16” increments.
1/16”
1/4”
1/2”
1/8”
First we all need to learn four different fractional division marks they
are: 16th, 8th, 4th, and half.
Then, we need to count ONLY the size mark we are measuring, and
count by ODDs 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15.
Practice
What is the
measurement?
7/16”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
5/16”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
11/16”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
15/16”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
5/8”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
3/8”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
7/8”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1 - 1/8”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1/4”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
3/4”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1/2”
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1-1/2”
2 things that are always true in
standard measurement
The numerator is always an odd number, and the denominator is
always an even number
What is the Metric
System?
Millimeters
Centimeters
Meters
Kilometers
Where did it come
from?
The French were among the first to propose the
metric system, and the first country to adopt it.
Other notable
French contributions
Who uses it?
Why so popular?
International Standard
The metric ruler is broken down into millimeters and centimeters.
International Standard
10 millimeters make up 1 centimeter.
Practice
What is the
measurement?
2mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
5mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1 cm or 10 mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
3.5 cm or 35 mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
1.8 cm or 18 mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
5.6 cm or 56 mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
4.1 cm or 41 mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
4mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
2.9 cm or 29mm
Practice
What is the
measurement?
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