Measurement Teacher-led slideshow to

review units of measure for:• volume/capacity• length• weight

Virginia Math SOL 3.14

Teacher Notes

• The answers to these questions are not included.

• The purpose of this slideshow is to give teachers and students a chance to dialogue about the various units of measure.

• Give students an opportunity to justify their answer choices and explain their reasoning.

Virginia Math SOL SOL 3.14

• The student will estimate and then use actual measuring devices with metric and U.S. Customary units to measure

• length–inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters;

• liquid volume–cups, pints, quarts, gallons, and liters; and

• weight/mass–ounces, pounds, grams, and kilograms.

The length ofan eraser?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

The amount of waterthat will fill a tub?

•Cups

•Pints

•Gallons

…the length of your finger?

•Yards•Centimeters•Feet•Meters

…the weight of thisbackpack when filled

with books?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

The width of a cell phone?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Kilometers

…the weight of a letter?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the width of a piano

key?

•Centimeters•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the amount of waterthat will fill

a washing machine?

•Ounces •Cups•Pints•Gallons

…the length of an airplane

•Centimeters•Inches•Feet•Yards/Meters

…the width of an envelope?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of a lady bug?

…the height of a giraffe?

•Centimeters•Inches•Meters•Feet

…the weight of a killer whale?

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the length of a crayon?

•Centimeters•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the height of a school bus?

•Centimeters•Inches•Yards/Meters

•Cups•Liters•Gallons

… the amount of coffeethat will fill

this container?

…the amount of gasoline that will fill

this container?

•Ounces•Cups•Quarts/Liters•Gallons

… amount of gasoline to fill this tank?

•Cups•Pints•Ounces•Gallons

…the weight of one bunch of bananas

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

The weight of a smallslice of

watermelon?

•Grams•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of asmall frog?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

The amount of root beer

in this float?

•Ounces•Gallons•Pints•Quarts

…the length of a goldfish?

•Centimeters•Inches•Feet•Yards/Meters

…the length of a pencil?

•Inches•Feet•Yards•Meters

…the weight of one noodle? •Grams

•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of one grape, jelly bean,

or paperclip?

•Gram•Ounce•pound•Kilogram

…the weight of a bag of apples?

•Grams•Ounces•pounds•Kilograms

…the weight of a pencil?

•Grams•Pounds•Kilograms•Tons

…the length of an ear of

ear of corn?

•Inches•Feet•Meters•Yards

…the weight of one pepper?

•Ounces•Pounds•kilograms

…the amount of coffee

in a mug?

•Ounces•Liters•Gallons•pints

…the thicknessof a wallet?

•meters•feet•inches•yards

…the height of acan of spray paint?•Pounds

•Inches•Feet•Pints

The width of a casefor a

Compact Disc (CD)

•Yards•meters•inches•feet

•Ounces•Pounds•Kilograms•centimeters

…the weightof a mouse?

…a large spooncan hold

about one

•Quart•Pint•Ounce•Gallon

…the weight ofa piece

of luggage? •Pounds•Gallons•Ounces•Feet

…the amount of liquid that would

fill a barrel.

•Cups•Ounces•Gallons•Grams

…the height ofa desk?

•Centimeters•Inches•Feet•Meters

The weight of anear of corn?

•Ounces•Pounds•Feet•Kilograms

…the amountof water to

fill a swimmingpool?

•Cups•Pints•Liters•Gallons

..the length of a clothesline?

•Centimeters•Inches•Pounds•Yards/Meters