Customary Units

Units of Length

100

What is the largest customary unit of length?

The mile

200

What is longer, 1 foot or 14 inches?

14 inches.

300

John's backyard is 27 yards long. How many feet is this?

81 feet.

400

7 1/2 miles = how many yards?

13,200 yards.

500

Rebecca has a clubhouse in her backyard that is 15 yards tall. How many inches are in 15 yards?

540 inches.

Units of Capacity

100

What is capacity?

The amount that a container can hold. 

OR The amount of space in a container which can be filled. 

200

What is bigger, 1 cup or 8 fluid ounces?

They are the same size.

300

Danny slips-alot dropped 3 pints of water on the floor. How many cups is that equal to?

6 cups.

400

Bobby funboy fell into a puddle that had 28 1/4 quarts of water in it. How many fluid ounces is this?

904 fluid ounces

500

Let's imagine School 17 had a school pool. This pool has 500 gallons in it. How many pints is this?

4,000 pints

Units of Weight

100

What is weight?

How heavy something is.

200

What is most likely to weigh 5 pounds?

A dog, a dictionary, or a calculator?

A dictionary.

300

Jeremy Green-Bean grew a watermelon that weighed 99 pounds. How many ounces is this?

1,584 ounces

400

An Edgar the fantastic elephant weighs 2 1/8 tons. How many pounds is this?

4,250 pounds.

500

Each of Conrad's carrots weigh 6 ounces each. Conrad gave 40 of his carrots to his neighbor. How many pounds do the carrots weigh?

15 pounds.