Customary Units of Measure Metric Units of Measure

Measurement Study Sheet Study the conversions and abbreviations 5 minutes every night Monday through Thursday. Quizzes are cumulative. Customary Units of Measure Metric Units of Measure

A. Length F. Length 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in) 1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm) 1 yard (yd) = 36 inches (in) 1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m) = 3 feet (ft) 1 centimeter (cm) = 10 millimeters (mm) 1 mile (mi) = traveling long distance = 5280 feet 1 cm = pinkie nail, width of paperclip =1760 yards 1 meter = muscle out to opposite finger tips, width of door and frame 1 inch = about thumb knuckle to end of thumb 1 foot = elbow to knuckles, length of football 1 yard = shoulder out to opposite finger tips, floor to doorknob, width of classroom door

B. Capacity G. Capacity 1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) 1 liter (L) = 1,000 milliliter (mL) 1 pint (pt) = 2 cups (c) 1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt) = 4 cups (c) A liter is a little more than a quart 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt) (a quart and a swallow) = 16 cups (c) = 8 pints (pt)

1 cup = carton of milk at school, juice carton is only half a cup 1 pint = 2 cartons of milk at school 1 quart = 4 cartons of milk at school 1 gallon = plastic jug of milk

C. Weight H. Weight 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) 1 gram (g) = 1,000 milligrams (mg) 1 ton (T) = 2,000 pounds (lb) 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams (g)

1 ounce = 1 slice of bread 1 gram = 1 paperclip, 1 dollar bill, 1 teddy gram 1 pound = 1 loaf of bread 1 kilogram = a pair of shoes, a large jar of peanut butter Measurement Study Sheet

D. Fahrenheit Temperature I. Celsius Temperature 32°F = freezing point of water 0°C = freezing point of water 98.6°F = normal body temperature 37°C = normal body temperature 212°F = boiling point of water 100°C = boiling point of water 72°F = comfortable room temperature 20°C = comfortable room temperature

Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit, I know you, King Celsius, you are so royal, Water boils at two-one-two. At 100° you start to boil. 90 degrees is a really hot day, Even at 30° you’re a hot day; 68 degrees is nice to play. When you’re at 20° outside we’ll play. Water freezes at 32, When you’re at 0°, that’s not nice, Fahrenheit, Fahrenheit, I know you. You turn the water straight to ice.

TEMPERATURE ° F °C Water Freezes at: 32 0 Body Temperature: 98.6 37 Water Boils at: 212 100 Room Temperature: 72 20 A Hot Day: 90 30

E. Time

1 minute (min) = 60 seconds (sec)

1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes (min)

1 quarter hour = 15 minutes (min)

1 half hour = 30 minutes (min)

1 day (d) = 24 hours (hr)

1 week (wk) = 7 days (d)

1 month (mo) = about 4 weeks (wk)

1 year (yr) = 365 days (d)

= 52 weeks (wk)

= 12 months (mo)

1 leap year = 366 days (d)

1 decade = 10 years

1 century = 100 years Measurement Study Sheet

J. Metric Mnemonic & Chart

King Henry Danced Merrily Down Center Main

Lazily

Gracefully

K H Da M D C M

G thousands hundreds tens basic unit tenths hundredths thousandths 1000 100 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 Meter kilo- hecto- deca- Gram deci- centi- milli- Liter

K. Metric Mnemonic Usage

1. Write the mnemonic device:

K H Da M D C M

2. Draw an arrow showing how many place value hops you need to move.

3. Move your decimal that many "hops" in the same direction.