Measurement
Measuring length helps you to know how far you have traveled, how far you have left to travel, how tall you are and many other things. Standard units of measure for length include:
Small units of length are called inches. Measuring in inches gives us a way for everyone to understand the size of something.
The last joint of your finger or thumb is about 1 inch (depending on how big your fingers are!).
Lots of things are measured in inches from rainfall to paper length.
When we have 12 inches together, it is known as a foot. A long time ago, people used their feet to measure things, but everyone has different sized feet so it did not work very well. Using 12 inches put together to make one foot lets everyone have an accurate picture of what exactly a "foot" of length is.
When 3 feet are together, this is called a yard. (This isn't the same thing as a lawn, though they are both referred to as a "yard"!)
When you put together 1,760 yards, you have a mile. One mile equals 5,280 feet. Miles are long distances and are mostly used to measure the distance between places which are far away from each other. Most people refer to miles when they are driving, biking or jogging.
When measuring length, remember:
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet = 63,360 inches
- Inches
- Feet
- Yards
- Miles
Small units of length are called inches. Measuring in inches gives us a way for everyone to understand the size of something.
The last joint of your finger or thumb is about 1 inch (depending on how big your fingers are!).
Lots of things are measured in inches from rainfall to paper length.
When we have 12 inches together, it is known as a foot. A long time ago, people used their feet to measure things, but everyone has different sized feet so it did not work very well. Using 12 inches put together to make one foot lets everyone have an accurate picture of what exactly a "foot" of length is.
When 3 feet are together, this is called a yard. (This isn't the same thing as a lawn, though they are both referred to as a "yard"!)
When you put together 1,760 yards, you have a mile. One mile equals 5,280 feet. Miles are long distances and are mostly used to measure the distance between places which are far away from each other. Most people refer to miles when they are driving, biking or jogging.
When measuring length, remember:
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet = 63,360 inches
Customary Units of Measurement
Scale
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