Measurement

Students must be able to estimate and
determine length and height
reading customary (to the nearest 1/4 inch)
and metric (to the nearest mm) units.


Students must be able to select and use
appropriate tools and units to measure.

Customary Units in Order from Least to Greatest
(with our class saying to help us remember)

In fourth grade you measure.

inch
foot
yard
mile

Metric Units in Order from Least to Greatest
(with our class saying to help us remember)


My cat drinks milky Kool-aid.

mm
cm
dm
m
km

Equivalent Units of Length

Students must be able to find
equivalent units of length.


Perimeter

Students must be able to determine the
perimeter of any polygon.

Area

Students must be able to determine the area
of a rectangle or square.


Even if the measurements of all 4 sides are given,
you still only multiply the length by the width.

7 ft. X 4 ft. = 28 square ft.