Measurement and Time

Overview

Your student will be learning:

• to solve problems dealing with measurement of length and intervals of time.
• capacity, weight, and length can be estimated, measured, and converted in different systems using different units in each system that is related to each other.

Resources

• Videos
  • Time Word Problem: Travel Time. Khan Academy models how to solve an elapsed time problem.

• Books
  • If You Were a Quart or a Liter by Marcie Aboff. This story explains the difference between quarts and liters.
  • How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide by Brian P. Cleary. This book explains how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length.
  • If You Were an Inch or a Centimeter by Marcie Aboff. The author explains the difference between inches and centimeters.
  • On the Scale, a Weighty Tale by Brian P. Cleary. This book introduces the essential measurement units from grams to pounds to tons.