Vocabulary
Convert
Example of Measurement
Elapsed Time
Word Problems
100

What is a measurement that tells the amount of liquid a container can hold?

line plot           OR           capacity

capacity

100

Convert 3 yards into inches.


1 yard = 36 inches

3 yards= 108 inches
100

What can be measured with a yard stick?

width of a door, white board

100

How many minutes in one hour?

60 minutes

100

Show this data in a line plot:

Lengths of beads:

1/6in, 4/6in, 5/6in, 1/6in

Show example

200

What is a graph that uses columns of Xs above a number line to show frequency of data?

weight          OR         line plot

line plot

200

Convert 7 yards into inches.


1 yard = 36 inches

7 yards= 252 inches

200

What can be measured with a gallon?

milk jug, tea jug

200

How many seconds in one minute?

60 seconds

200

What is the difference in length between 5/6in and 1/6in?

4/6in or 2/3in

300

What is a measurement that tells how heavy an object is?

weight        OR       capacity

weight

300

How many cups in 3 gallons?


1 gallon=16 cups

3 gallons=48 cups

300

What can be measured with a pound?

meat, food, shoes, people

300

How many minutes have passed between 3:00 and 5:00?

120 minutes

300

Is it more reasonable to say that a bicycle weighs 15 ounces, 15 pounds, or 15 tons?

15 pounds

400

What is to change one unit to another?


line plot               OR            convert

convert

400

How many feet in 8 yards?

1 yard=3 feet

8 yards=24 feet

400

What is about 1 pint?

bowl of soup, milk from cafeteria

400

How many seconds have passed between 6:25-6:28?


1 min=60sec

180 sec

400

Is it more reasonable to say that a paper clips weighs 1 ounce, 1 pound, or 1 ton?

1 ounce

500

What is units of measure most often used in the United States?


convert                OR          customary system

customary system

500

How many seconds in 7 minutes?

1 minute=60 seconds

7 minutes=420 seconds

500

What is about 1 ton?

a car, an elephant

500

How many minutes between 2:00-7:00?


1hr=60min

300 minutes

500

Anu drinks 2 cups of water each day. Jan drinks twice as much water as Anu. How many fluid ounces does Jan drink?

1 cup=8floz

2x2=4 cups Jan drinks

4 cups x 8=32 fluid ounces