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Warm Up’s. Warm Up’s. The U.S. customary units: are more commonly known in the US as English units or standard units. are the non-metric units of measurement that are presently used in the United States. Length is measured in… Inches Feet Yards And Miles. Inches (in. or ”)
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The U.S. customary units: • are more commonly known in the US as English units or standard units. • are the non-metric units of measurement that are presently used in the United States.
Length is measured in… • Inches • Feet • Yards • And Miles
Inches (in. or ”) • The end of your thumb to your first joint is about 1 inch long. • Foot (ft. or ’) • An egg carton is about a foot long. • There are 12 inches in a foot. • Yards (yd. or yds.) • A standard doorway is about a yard in width. • There are 3 feet in a yard. • Miles (mi.) • A mile is about 2000 steps. • There are 1,760 yards in a mile.
Weight is measured in… • Ounces • Pounds • And Tons
Ounces (oz.) • A serving of dry cereal weighs about one ounce. • Pounds (lb. or lbs.) • A loaf of bread is about a pound. • There are 16 ounces in a pound. • Tons (T. or Ts.) • A small car may weigh about a ton. • There are 2000 pounds in a ton.
Capacity is measured in… • Fluid Ounces • Cups • Pints • Quarts • And Gallons
Fluid Ounces (fl. oz.) • About a gulp of liquid. • Cups (c.) • A regular cup of coffee is about a cup. • There are 8 fluid ounces in a cup. • Pints (pt.) • A small bottle of cola are about a pint. • There are 2 cups in a pint. • Quarts (qt.) • Oil is usually found in quart containers. • There are 2 pints in a quart. • Gallons (gal.) • Milk is commonly found in gallon containers. • There are 4 quarts in a gallon.
Time is measured in… • Seconds • Minutes • Hours • Days • Weeks • Months • Years
Seconds (sec.) • About the time to say second. • Minutes (min.) • The time of a most commercials. • There are 60 seconds in a minute. • Hours (hr.) • About the time it takes to watch two different TV cartoons. • There are 60 minutes in an hour. • Days • There are 24 hours in a day. • Weeks (wk.) • There are 7 days in a week. • Months (mo.) • There may be 4 or 5 weeks in a month. • Year (yr.) • There are 12 months in a year.