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Math Mammoth Metric Measuring
Elementary Math Workbook
Math Mammoth Metric Measuring covers measuring related topics over the span of five grades (grades 1-
5). The lessons for this book have been compiled from two of my books about measuring (Measuring 1 and Measuring 2), and are
presented here as a single book that only deals with metric units.
The lessons cover measuring length, weight, and volume, measuring temperature in the Celsius scale, the
24-hour clock and elapsed time, and using decimals within the metric system in general. While the book
contains something for all grades from grades 1 to 5, the bulk of the lessons are targeted for second and
third grade.
This book contains both explanations of the material and exercises, and is thus termed a worktext. It is
designed to be very easy to teach from, requiring fairly little teacher preparation; however in several
lessons the teacher needs to gather measuring equipment beforehand, such as a ruler, a scale, or
measuring cups.
This book is not organized by grade-levels nor with increasing difficulty. Instead, the lessons are grouped
by topic. The first lessons in each section typically have hands-on exercises where the student uses
suitable measuring equipment, and the last lessons in each section include problems about conversion
between the units.
Length
The very first lessons cover measuring length using centimeters and millimeters. Then we study meters
and kilometers.
Weight
Children use the bathroom scales to weigh objects in kilograms. Other lessons teach grams and estimating
weight. The goal is to let students become familiar with kilograms, and have an idea of how many
kilograms some common things weigh.
Volume
The lessons include many hands-on activities so that the student gets first-hand experience in measuring,
and has a basic knowledge of how “big” the units milliliter and liter are. One lesson also includes
deciliters.
Metric System
In these lessons, students learn how to use decimal numbers within the metric system and the various
prefixes.
Temperature
The lessons deal with Celsius degrees, how to read a thermometer, changing temperature, and temperature
line graphs.
Time
The emphasis is in conversion between various time units, the 24-hour clock, and calculating elapsed
time. The lessons do not cover how to read a clock; I have a separate book called Math Mammoth Clock
that can be used to teach telling time.
When it comes to measuring, experience is the best teacher. We all use various measuring units in our
everyday life, and using them is the key to remembering what they are and how to convert from one unit
to another. The units your child is not using are likely to be forgotten easily. So encourage the young
elementary students to have free “play time” with measuring devices such as scales, measuring cups,
measuring tapes, rulers, and thermometers.
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