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Customary Units of Weight

Grades 4 and 5. Customary Units of Weight. What are the units for weight?. Weight is a measure Of how light or heavy Something is. Ounces (oz) Pounds (lb) Tons (T). Weight in everyday life. We weigh ourselves on a scale

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Customary Units of Weight

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  1. Grades 4 and 5 Customary Units of Weight

  2. What are the units for weight? Weight is a measure Of how light or heavy Something is. • Ounces (oz) • Pounds (lb) • Tons (T)

  3. Weight in everyday life • We weigh ourselves on a scale • We buy certain groceries by the pound (lb), such as fruits, vegetables, and meats • We also work-out and grow strong by lifting weights at the gym.

  4. Weight in everyday life • We usually weigh small objects like peanuts, buttons, or jelly beans in ounces (oz)

  5. Weight in everyday life • We use tons (T) to measure the weight of large objects like bricks, concrete, and even trucks

  6. Weight Conversion 16 oz= 1 lb 2,000 lb= 1 ton

  7. Which weighs more?? • A ton of bricks or a ton of feathers??

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