Length
I want to measure the distance from one end of the hall to the other. What is the best CUSTOMARY UNIT of LENGTH that I should use?
Inches, feet, yards or miles?
Feet or yards
What is the best unit of Capacity to measure the amount of liquid in a glass of milk?
A. Gallon
B. Quart
C. Pint
D. Cup
D. Cup
70 x 2,000 =
140,000 pounds
A porch is 8 yards long. What is the length in feet?
1 yard = 3 feet
8 x 3 =
24 feet
Mr. Brooks drove 15 miles to kilometers to work.
How many meters is that?
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
15 x 1,000 =
15,000 meters
What is the correct measure to measure the distance from Key West to Boston Massachusetts?
millimeter, centimeter, meter or kilometer
kilometer
1 Gallon = 16 cups
4 gallons = ____________ cups
4 x 16 =
64 cups
What is the best unit of weight/mass to choose when finding the weight/mass of a butterfly?
A. milligrams
B. Grams
C. pounds
D. Tons
B. grams
The distance from Sigsbee Charter School to my house is 6 miles. How many feet is that?
1 mile = 5,280 feet
30,000 + 1,200 + 480 =
31,680 feet
12 x 10 = 120 sq. feet
3 x 2 = 6 sq. feet
120 - 6 = 114 sq. feet
What is the appropriate unit of length to measure the length of a butterfly?
Either customary or metric
inches or centimeters
George has 8 Liters of orange juice. How many milliliters is that?
1 Liter = 1,000 mL
8 x 1,000 =
8,000 mL
If 1 gram = 1,000 milligrams
What would be the mass of 8 grams?
8 x 1,000 =
8,000 grams
Mrs. Dudley's class has to fill three different containers.
Container A = 8 cups
Container B = 6 pints
Container C = 2 Quarts
Which one has the greatest capacity?
HINT:
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 Quart = 2 pints or 4 cups
1 Pint = 2 cups
Container A = 8 cups
Container B = 6 x 2 = 12 cups
Container C = 2 x 4 = 8 cups
Container B has the greatest capacity.
I drive 6 miles to school each day. What is that distance in yards?
1 mile = 1,760 yards
6,000 + 4,200 + 360 =
10,560 yards
The length of a lacrosse stick is about one _________.
A. Inches
B. Foot
C. Yard
D. Mile
C. One yard
1 Quart = 2 pints
If I have 5/10 quarts of ice cream for my birthday party, how many pints is that equal to?
5/10 x 2 =
10/10 =
1 pint of ice cream
1 pound = 16 ounces
An average newborn baby weighs 8 pounds. What is the weight in ounces?
8 x 16 =
128 ounces
My new rug is 8 feet long by 6 feet wide. My new table is 6 feet long by 2 feet wide. What is the difference in the area of my rug and my table?
8 x 6 = 48 sq. feet
6 x 2 = 12 sq. feet
48 - 12 = 36 sq. feet
I bought 8 gallons of juice for the holiday party. How many cups of juice will that be equal to? How many pints? How many quarts?
1 gallon = 16 cups = 8 pints = 4 quarts
8 x 16 = 128 cups of juice
8 x 8 = 64 pints
8 x 4 = 32 quarts
What is the height of the tallest building in the world?
A. One millimeter
B. One centimeter
C. One meter
D. One Kilometer
D. One kilometer
The Freedom Tower
Joannie has to fill her pool. What is the correct amount of capacity needed?
A. Fluid Ounces
B. Milliliters
C. Kiloliters
D. Pints
C. Kiloliters
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams
The average adult male gorilla weighs 175 kilograms. What is his weight in grams?
175 x 1,000 =
175,000 grams
My nephew Ben is 6 feet tall.
How many inches tall is he?
1 foot = 12 inches
12 x 6 = 72 inches tall
Sonny walked 2 kilometers to and from school. He then walked 900 meters to and from the soccer field. How many total meters did he walk to and from school and to and from the soccer field?
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
2 x 1,000 = 2,000
2,000 + 900 = 2,900 meters in all