MEASUREMENT What Is Measurement? The process of measuring • There are two systems of measurement for length that can be used. o U.S. Customary System, or English System, is our standard for measuring length. Inches, Feet, and Yards are used in the English System. o Metric System is the system of measurement based on the meter. Millimeter, Centimeter, and Kilometer are used in the Metric System. How to Measure • Use a ruler to measure in inches, feet, yards, meters, centimeters and millimeters. • Determine which measurement system to use to measure the length of an object. Example: Hannah is 143 cm tall. Example: Measure to the nearest inches. |___________________| 2 in © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Try This! • Measure the line to the nearest cm. _______________________________ • Measure the line to the nearest inch. _______________________________ • A flagpole is about 13 ____ tall • A baseball bat is about 3 ____ long. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.