Customary and Metric Units of Measurement

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Customary and Metric Units of Measurement

• Customary units of measure are the units of
  measure that are used only in the United States.
• Customary Measurements
• Units of Length.
• Units of Weight.
• Units of Capacity.
• Units of Time.

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The Units of Capacity

• Capacity
• It is the amount a container can hold. Within
  the customary system, the common units for
  measuring capacity are fluid ounces, cups, pints,
  quarts, and gallons.
• Examples A standard cup of coffee. A can of
  coke is 12 fluid ounces. A gallon of milk.

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Fluid Ounce (fl.oz.)

• One fluid ounce is equal to 2 tablespoons.
• 1 fl oz 2 tbsp.

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Gallon

• A customary unit of capacity. One gallon is
  equal to 4 quarts.
• 1 gal 4 qt

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Quart (qt.)
1tall glass of lemonade 1 pint

• One quart is equal to 2 pints.
• 1 qt 2 pt

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Pint (pt.)

• One pint ( approx. a tall glass of lemonade) is
  equal to 2 cups.
• 1 pt. 2 cups

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Tablespoon (tbsp)

• One tablespoon is 3 teaspoon.
• 1 tbsp. 3 tsp.

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Teaspoon (tsp.)

• Three teaspoon is one tablespoon.
• 3 tsp 1 tbsp.

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Units of Length.

• Length
• It is a measure of the length of an object. The
  common units for measuring lenght in the
  customary system are inches, feet, yards, and
  miles.
• Examples A ruler is a foot. There are 12 inches
  in a foot. A football field is measured in
  yards. The distance from here to Flagstaff is
  measured in miles.

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Inches

• There are 12 inches in a foot.
• 12 in. 1 foot.
• 1 ruler 12 inches/1 foot

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Yards

• There are 3 feet in a yard.
• 3 ft. 1 yd.
• 36 in. 1 yd.
• Football/soccer fields are measured in yards.

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Miles

• There are 1,760 yards in a mile
• 1,760 yd. 1 mi.
• The distance from here to Flagstaff is measured
  in miles.

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Units of Weight.

• Weight
• It is a measure of the heaviness of an object.
  The common units for measuring weight in the
  customary system are ounces, pounds, and tons.
• Examples A loaf of bread is a pound. A compact
  car weighs a ton.
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Pound (lb.)

• A pound is equal to 16 ounces.
• 1 lb. 16 ounces.
• 1 pound of bread One 16 ounce Jelly jar.

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Ounce (oz.)

• 16 ounce is one pound .
• 16 (oz.) 1 lb.
• 16 ounce jar 1 pound cake

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Ton (T)

• One ton is equal to 2000 pounds.
• 1 T 2000 lbs.
• A compact car weighs one ton or 2000 pounds.

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Metric Units of measurement

• The metric units of measurements are used
  anywhere outside of the United States elsewhere
  in the world.
• The three basic units of the metric system are
• Gram measures weight
• Meter measures length.
• Liter measures capacity.

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Metric Units of Capacity

• Gram (g) Measures weight 1000 grams is equal
  to 1 kilogram. 1000g 1 kg.

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Kilogram (kg.)

• One Kilogram is equal to 1000 grams.
• 1 kg 1000 g

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Milliliter (mL)

• 1000 milliliters is equal to 1 Liter.
• 1000mL 1 L

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Liter (L)

• One liter is equal to 1000 milliliters.
• 1 L 1000 ml

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Metric units of Length

• Millimeter (mm. )
• 1000 millimeters is equal to 1 meter.
• 1000 mm 1 m.

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Centimeter (cm.)

• 100 centimeters is equal to 1meter.
• 100 cm. 1 m

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Decimeter (dm.)

• 1 decimeter is equal to 10 centimeters.
• 1 dm. 10 cm.

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Meter (m)

• A metric unit of length

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Kilometer(km.)

• One kilometer equals 1000 meters. 1 km.
  1000 m.

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The Units of Time

• The common units for measuring time in the
  customary system are seconds, minutes, hours,
  days, weeks, month, and years.
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DAY

• One day is equal to 24 hours . 1 day 24 hrs

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Hour (hr.)

• One hour is equal to 60 minutes.
• 1 hr. 60 min.

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Minute(min)
 

• One minute is equal to 60 seconds. 1 min 60
  sec.

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Second(sec)

• One second is equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
• 1 sec 1/60 min.

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Week

• One week equals seven days.
• 1 week 7 days

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Month

• One month is one of the 12 parts into which a
  year is divided.

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Year

• 1 year equals 365 days or 52 weeks or 12 months.

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Leap year

• A unit of time equal to 366 days.

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Decade

1968 1978 1988 1998 2008

• A unit of time equals 10 years.
• 1 decade 10 years

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Measure of Time

• Digital Clock
• Shows time with number. Hours are separated by
  a colon.

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Analog Clock

• Shows time by pointing to numbers on a face

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Elapsed time

• The amount of time between the beginning of an
  event or the end of an event.

A music lesson started at 930 a.m and ended at
10 25 a.m What is the elapsed time?
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Units of Temperature

• Degrees of Fahrenheit (F) A standard unit of
  temperature.
• Degrees of Celsius (C) A metric unit of
  temperature.