Measurement Tools Measuring our Body There are many

Measurement Tools

Measuring our Body There are many different ways to measure our body. In the United States we use the Standard System When we go to the Doctor for a check up, they will usually check our height and weight. When the doctor checks our height, they will use a height rod another way to measure our height is with a ruler. The doctor will also use a scale when checking our weight. Height Rod or Ruler Scale

Measuring Height When we measure our height, we use feet and inches When we see “In” this abbreviates for inches When we see “Ft” this abbreviates for feet There are 3 different ways to show your height 5’ 8 5 Feet 8 Inches 5 ft 8 in Although they look different, they are all equivalent or equal

Measuring Weight There are many ways to measure weight. When we measure our weight, we use pounds When we see “lbs” this abbreviates for pounds There are 2 different ways to show your weight 125 pounds 125 lbs

Measuring Temperature There are 3 different ways to measure temperature 1. Celsius 2. Fahrenheit 3. Kelvin In the United States we use Fahrenheit When we want to figure out the temperature of something use a Thermometer. When we record temperature we use Degrees

Other ways we use Temperature Cooking When we use the oven, we need to pre set it at a certain temperature (degrees) ie: 425 Weather When we check the weather it will tell us the temperature in degrees ie: at 6 pm it will be 48 degrees or 48