In this topic, students will:
recognize the relative size of customary units of length and convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
recognize the relative size of customary units of capacity and convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
recognize the relative size of customary units of weight and convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
recognize the relative size of customary units of metric units and convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
recognize the relative size of customary units of metric units and mass and convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit
find the unknown length or width of a rectangle using the known area of a perimeter
Vocabulary:
Capacity - the amount a container can hold, measured in liquid units
Quart (qt) - a customary unit of capacity. One quart equals 2 pints.
Gallon (gal) - a customary unit of capacity. One gallon equals 4 quarts.
Cup (c) - a customary unit of capacity. One cup equals 8 ounces.
Pint (pt) - a customary unit of capacity. One pint equals 2 cups.
Weight - how heavy an object is.
Ounce (oz) - a customary unit of weight. One pound equals 16 ounces.
Pound (lb) - a customary unit of weight.
Ton (t) - a customary unit of weight. One ton equals 2,000 pounds.
Centimeter (cm) - a metric unit of length. One hundred centimeters equals 1 meter.
Millimeter (mm) - a metric unit of length. Ten millimeters equals 1 centimeter. One thousand millimeters equals 1 meter.
Kilometer (km) - a metric unit of length. One kilometer equals 1,000 meters.
Meter (m) - a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters.
Milliliter (mL) - a metric unit of capacity. 1,000 milliliters equals 1 liter.
Liter (L) - a metric unit of capacity equal to 1,000 milliliters.
Mass - the amount of matter that something contains
Milligram (mg) - a metric unit of mass. 1,000 milligrams equals 1 gram.
Gram (g) - a metric unit of mass. 1,000 grams equals 1 kilogram.
Kilogram (kg) - a metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.
Area - the number of square units needed to cover a region
Perimeter - the distance around a figure
Formula - an equation that uses symbols to relate two or more quantities
Unit - a quantity used as a standard of measurement