Measurements

Do you know that in the United States of America people use a

different form of measurement?

For example, in the United States if you say to an American person: “It’s 30 degrees outside,” they will think it is very cold.

Let’s see if you can match the metric measurements with American

measurements…..Metric Measurements =1. 1 kilometer

2. 1 centimeter

3. 1 kilogram

4. 30 degrees Celsius

5. 1 meter

American Measurements

a. 0.39 of an inch

b. 86 degrees Fahrenheit

c. 3 feet

d. 0.62 miles

e. 2.2 pounds

Please copy this slide into your notebooks…

Metric Measurements =

1. 1 kilometer =

2. 1 centimeter =

3. 1 kilogram =

4. 30 degrees Celsius =

5. 1 meter =

American Measurements

0.62 miles

0.39 inches

2.2 pounds

86 degrees Fahrenheit

3.28 feet

American Measurements in Pictures

The Bosphorus Bridge is about 1 mile long.Pencils are 7 inches long.

A cat weighs about 9 pounds.The average temperature in Bodrum in July is 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

A smart board is about 3 feet tall.

Practice Question 1

• If:

1 kilometer = 0.62 miles

• And:

It is 7,979 kilometers from Istanbul to New York City, how many miles is it?

1 = 7,979 0.62 ?

a. 49 miles

b. 4947 miles

c. 494 miles

Practice Question 2

• If:

1 centimeter = 0.39 inches

• And:

Our book, The Littles, is 18 centimeters long, how many inches is it?

1 = 18 0.39 ?

a. 700 inches

b. 70 inches

c. 7 inches

Practice Question 3

• If:

1 meter = 3.28 feet

• And:

David Beckham is 1.80 meters tall, how tall is he in feet?

1 = 1.82 3.28 ?

a. 59 feet

b. 5.97 feet

c. 597 feet