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English Measures standard measure common measure
What do we measure? English Measures
English Measures capacity – volume weight – mass length - distance
English Measures capacity – volume What are the units of capacity or volume?
cups English Measures pints quarts gallons
cups But first… English Measures pints quarts gallons
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8 ounces in a cup 2 cups in a pint 2 pints in a quart 4 quarts in a gallon
8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint 2 pt. = 1 quart 4 qt. = 1 gallon
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup (oz.)= 1 pint oz. = 1 quart (oz.) = 1 gallon
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 16 (oz.)= 1 pint oz. = 1 quart (oz.) = 1 gallon
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 16 (oz.)= 1 pint “All the world round a pint is a pound.”
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 16 (oz.)= 1 pint oz. = 1 quart (oz.) = 1 gallon
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 16 (oz.)= 1 pint 32 oz. = 1 quart (oz.) = 1 gallon
Ounces (fluid oz.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 16 (oz.)= 1 pint 32 oz. = 1 quart 128 (oz.) = 1 gallon
Cups (c.) 8 oz. = 1 cup c. = 1 pint c. = 1 quart c. = 1 gallon
Cups (c.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint c. = 1 quart c. = 1 gallon
Cups (c.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint 4 c. = 1 quart c. = 1 gallon
Cups (c.) 8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint 4 c. = 1 quart 16 c. = 1 gallon
8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint 2 pt. = 1 quart 4 qt. = 1 gallon
___ oz. = 1 cup ___ c. = 1 pint ___ pt. = 1 quart ___ qt. = 1 gallon
English Measures length
12 inches in a foot 3 feet in a yard 5thousand2hundred80 feet in a mile
12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 5280 feet = 1 mile
12 in. = 1 ft. 3 ft. = 1 yd. 5280 ft. = 1 mile
12” = 1’ 3’ = 1 yd. 5280’ = 1 mile
12 in. = 1 ft. 3 ft. = 1 yd. 5280 ft. = 1 mile
Challenge - 12” = 1’ 3’ = 1 yard ____ yards = 1 mile (hint: 5280’ = 1 mile)
12” = 1’ 3’ = 1 yard 1760 yd. = 1 mile
English Measures weight
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton Sitting down under an elephant won’t be any fun!
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton Collin’s grandfather shot a bison – It weighed exactly a ton!
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton 16 oz. = 1 lb. 2000 lbs. = T.
The Roman libra (Latin for "scales / balance") is an ancient Roman unit of mass. It was divided into 12 uncia, or ounces. The libra is the origin of the abbreviation for pound, lb.
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton 16 oz. = 1 lb. 2000 lbs. = T.
REVIEW: volume / capacity length weight English Measures
12 in. = 1 ft. 3 ft. = 1 yd. 5280 ft. = 1 mile (length – distance)
8 oz. = 1 cup 2 c. = 1 pint 2 pt. = 1 quart 4 qt. = 1 gallon (capacity – volume)
16 ounces in a pound 2000 pounds in a ton 16 oz. = 1 lb. 2000 lbs. = T. (weight – mass)
volume / capacity length weight English Measures