Measurement Cheat Sheet

Our unit test is on Friday April 25; the test will cover Area & Perimeter, Time and Measurement (Customary and Metric).  Here is a cheat sheet for the measurements we have been converting and exploring:

Time:
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
7 days = 1 week
365 days = 1 year
52 weeks = 1 year

Customary Length:
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
5, 280 feet = 1 mile
1,760 yard = 1 mile

Customary Weight:
1 pound (1 lb) = 16 ounces (16 oz.)
2,000 lbs = 1 Ton

Customary Volume:  (Remember the Land of a Gallon story and visual...you may write this on the test as soon as you get it!!)
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces (8 fl. oz.)
1 gallon = 8 pints
1 gallon = 16 cups

Metric:  (Think: "King Henry Died Unusually Drinking Chocolate Milk!)
Our prefixes come from our saying and are ordered greatest to least:
Kilo-, Hecto-, Deca-, UNIT, Deci-, Centi-, Milli-

1 kilo- = 1,000 units
1 unit = 100 centiunits
1 unit = 1,000 milliunits

In the metric system, when we are measuring LENGTH, we measure in Meters; when are measuring WEIGHT, we measure in Grams; when we are measuring VOLUME, we are measuring in Liters.  In our room, we have been focusing primarily on units such as: millimeters, kilograms, liters, and centigrams as these are the most familiar to our lives. 

If you would like to substitute these patterns for your nightly fact practice this week, please feel free!!