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7/28/2019 Estimate and Measure

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6.10 I will estimate and measure using

standard and non-standard units

If you didnt have any measuring tool and

need to find out how much something

weighed, how tall it was, or how much liquid it

would hold, how would you do it?


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Standard Units Units we usually use.

Could be imperial or

metric


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Non standard Units

Examples

Not the same for

everyone.

Arm

Steps

Knuckle


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What is it close to?

Gram

Kilogram

Liter

Milliliter

Meter

Centimeter

This

Paperclip

Brick

Bottle of soda

Drop of water

Length of arm to

opposite shoulder

staple


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What is it close to?

Inch

Foot

Ounce

Pound

Cup

Pint

Gallon

This

Knuckle

Wrist to elbow

Little handful

Brick

Small glass

School milk container

Jug of water


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For the next slides, decide which is the most

appropriate measurement estimate.


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26grams

2kilograms


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12

kilograms

12

grams


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9grams

918grams


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33,289grams 33,289kilograms


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4kilograms

48kilograms


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1,728grams

1gram


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1gram

93grams


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30kilograms

30grams


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22kilograms

2kilograms


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6meters

7centimeters


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12centimeters

120centimeters


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30centimeters

2centimeters


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4centimeters

45centimeters


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1meter

10centimeters


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5centimeters

50centimeters


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2

centimeters

25

centimeters


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20centimeters 2centimeters


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2

meters

27

centimeters


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1 inch 1 foot


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4 inches 4 feet


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8 inches 8 feet


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1 inch 1 foot


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4 inches 4 feet


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8 inches 8 feet


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1 inch 1 foot


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7 inches 7 feet


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4 inches 4 feet


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Reading a ruler

Cm side

Inch side


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Reading a ruler

Label your ruler with the

correct measurements


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Using the ruler

Using the ruler

Measure your item!

Line up your item

Read the ruler to the

nearest 1/8

Or the nearest .5 cm


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Website to try
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Mary used 85 centimeters of lace on

each of the 10 pillows she was making

for hercouch. What is the total amount of lace

Mary used in meters? (Show yourwork and

circle your final answer.)

Word Problems


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Word Problems

Matt has two large dogs. The larger dog

eats 3 pounds of dog food each day, and

thesmaller dog eats 2 pounds of dog food each

day. How many ounces of dog food do

bothdogs eat in a 4-day period altogether?

(Show your work and circle your final

answer.)


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Word ProblemsHere are some garbage facts:

In the United States, 6 out of every 10aluminum cans are recycled. Each can

has a mass of about 1.5 grams.

Each American throws away about 27 kg of

plastic packaging each year.

Every year, each American throws out about

545 kg of organic garbage like potato peels,

apple cores, and so on.

1. Do Americans throw away more plastic packaging or

organic garbage?

____________________

2. About how many grams of aluminum would there be in

every 10 cans that are recycled?

____________________

3. If a family of four recycled half of its organic

garbage by composting it, how many grams would it

recycle?

____________________


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Word Problems

Two-inch nails cost $0.84

per kilogram. How muchwould a 5-kg box cost?

____________________


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Word Problems

Samir wants to ship two soap box derby

cars. One has

a mass of 542.1 kg and one has a massof 520,000 g.

He has enough money to ship 1,000 kg.

Can he ship

both cars? Explain.


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Word Problems

A peach has a mass of 0.18

kg. About how many

peaches are in 500 g?

____________________


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Word Problems

Instant Meals sent out free samples to

introduce its new product, Sesame

soup. Each sample weighs 69 ounces.The post office charges thirty-six cents

for every 23 ounces of weight. How

much would Instant Meals spend onpostage to mail out one hundred

eighty-eight samples?


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Kelsey has a new baby brother! He

weighs 8 lbs 3 oz. The doctor said the

baby should gain about 5 ounces per

week. At that rate, how much should

the baby weigh in 3 months (12weeks)?

Word Problems


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Word Problems

According to the news report, thevolcano dumped thirty-three million

gallons of lava on the surrounding

countryside. The biggest eruption up to

this time had left three million, seven

hundred thousand gallons of lava in itswake. How much more lava was dumped

this time?


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Word Problems

Melissa's boyfriend gave her a 2 lb

heart-shaped box of chocolates. The

box had 68 pieces of chocolate. What

was the average weight for each piece

of chocolate? (round to the nearesthundredth)


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Word Problems

The police went on a wild chase to

catch a man speeding through town in a

black pick-up truck. At times theirspeeds exceeded eighty-five miles per

hour. At that rate, how many miles

would the car go in 20 minutes? (round

to the nearest whole mile)


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Word Problems

The concession stand in the theater kept track ofits drink sales each week. In the first week of June,

the theater sold sixty-seven quarts of Purple

Passion. In the second week it sold sixty-eight

quarts of the same drink. Sales were twenty-two

gallons the third week and one hundred three

quarts the fourth week. What was the average

weekly amount of Purple Passion sold to thenearest quart in June?


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Word Problems

Lizzy saw a raccoon in her backyard

last weekend. She put out some water

and a bowl with 3 cups of food. Theraccoon drank all the water and ate

1/2 the food. How many ounces of

food did the raccoon eat?


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There is a jar on the cabinet by the

refrigerator. If Keona pours 114 ounces

of water into the jar three times to fill it,how many quarts of water does it take

to fill the jar? (round to the nearest

whole number)

Word Problems


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Brad's father asked an engineer to

survey the field behind their house. He

wanted to plant some orange andtangerine trees there. According to the

survey, the field is thirty-two feet long

and eighteen feet wide. What is the

perimeter of the field?

Word Problems


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John wanted to impress his friends by

winning the 200 yard dash at the track

meet. If he runs 8.2 feet per second,

how long will it take him to complete

the dash? (round to the nearest tenth)

Word Problems

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