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Things to Know:
Linear Measurement
Standard Measurement:
| 1 inch = about the length of a paperclip |
1 foot = about the length of your notebook |
| 1 yard = about the length of a child's arms when outstretched |
1 mile = 4 times around a running track |
| 1 foot = 12 inches |
1 yard = 3 feet |
| 1 mile = 5, 280 feet |
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Metric Measurement:
| 1 millimeter = about the width of pencil lead |
1 centimeter = about the width of your index finger |
| 1 meter = about the length of a child's arms when outstretched |
1 kilometer = around a city block |
| 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters |
1 meter = 100 centimeters |
| 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters |
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Converting from Standard Measurement to Metric:
| 1 kilometer = slightly further than 1/2 miles |
1 inch = 2.5 centimeters |
| 1 meter is a little longer than a yard |
1 mile = slightly further than 1.5 meters |
Students should also be able to use a ruler to measure down to
1/8 of an inch as well as measure in millimeters and centimeters.
Know that on a ruler 2/8 = 1/4 , 4/8 = 1/2 , 6/8 = 3/4 , 8/8 = 1 whole |