do you know that in the united states of america people use a different form of measurement? for...
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Measurements
Do you know that in the United States of America people use a
different form of measurement?
For example, in the United States if you say to an American person: “It’s 30 degrees outside,” they will think it is very cold.
Let’s see if you can match the metric measurements with American
measurements…..Metric Measurements =1. 1 kilometer
2. 1 centimeter
3. 1 kilogram
4. 30 degrees Celsius
5. 1 meter
American Measurements
a. 0.39 of an inch
b. 86 degrees Fahrenheit
c. 3 feet
d. 0.62 miles
e. 2.2 pounds
Please copy this slide into your notebooks…
Metric Measurements =
1. 1 kilometer =
2. 1 centimeter =
3. 1 kilogram =
4. 30 degrees Celsius =
5. 1 meter =
American Measurements
0.62 miles
0.39 inches
2.2 pounds
86 degrees Fahrenheit
3.28 feet
American Measurements in Pictures
The Bosphorus Bridge is about 1 mile long.Pencils are 7 inches long.
A cat weighs about 9 pounds.The average temperature in Bodrum in July is 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
A smart board is about 3 feet tall.
Practice Question 1
• If:
1 kilometer = 0.62 miles
• And:
It is 7,979 kilometers from Istanbul to New York City, how many miles is it?
1 = 7,979 0.62 ?
a. 49 miles
b. 4947 miles
c. 494 miles
Practice Question 2
• If:
1 centimeter = 0.39 inches
• And:
Our book, The Littles, is 18 centimeters long, how many inches is it?
1 = 18 0.39 ?
a. 700 inches
b. 70 inches
c. 7 inches
Practice Question 3
• If:
1 meter = 3.28 feet
• And:
David Beckham is 1.80 meters tall, how tall is he in feet?
1 = 1.82 3.28 ?
a. 59 feet
b. 5.97 feet
c. 597 feet