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Measuring
David Kirkby
Boston
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Measuring
David Kirkby
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kirkby, David, 1943- • . •<
Measuring / David Kirkby.
p. cm. — (Mini math)
Summary: A simple introduction to the
WV BR
mathematical concepts of length, weight, quantity, and J
time, with some easy activities included. QA465
ISBN 1-57572-004-3 (lib. bdg.) •K52
1. Mensuration —
Juvenile literature. 1996
[1. Measurement. 2. Time.] I. Title. II. Series:
Kirkby, David, 1943- Mini math.
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QA465.K52 1996
530.8— dc20 95-38706
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Acknowledgments
The publishers would like to thank the following for the
kind loan of equipment and materials used in this book:
Boswells, Oxford; The Early Learning Centre; Lewis',
Oxford; W.H. Smith; N.E.S. Arnold. Special thanks to the
children of St Erancis C.E. Eirst School.
Photography: Chris Honeywell, Oxford
ontents* contents
Tall and Short 4
Long and Short 6
How Long? How Tall? 8
Inches and Feet 10
Heavy and Light 12
Ounces and Pounds 14
Which Holds More? 16
What Time? 18
Digital Time
Longer Time
Answers
toll and short •tall and
tallest
shortest
This doll is tallest.
This
doll is
shortest
short • toll and short
Which is tallest?
m
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• To Do •
Copy the towers above
Now draw some more
bricks on tower 1
to make it the tallest.
long and short* long and
longest
shortest
This is shortest
This is longest.
short* long and short
Which is longest?
Which is shortest?
• To Do •
Find some pens and
pencils. Line them u
Put the longest at th
top. Put the shortest
the bottom.
how long? • how tal I?
Sometimes you I
need to know how
long or how tall I
something is.
]
You can measure with anything. I
Measure with the same thing.
This present is 9 pasta tubes long
It is hard to measure well with
different things.
8
how long? • how tal I?
How many boxes tall are the girls?
• To Do •
Use your open hand to
measure with.
How many hands long
is your table?
How many hands tall is
your table?
inches and feet • inches
It is best if everyone
uses the same thing
to measure.
We measure in
inches and feet.
12 inches = 1 foot. 3
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I S 6
I
T S 3
Kieran is
53 inches tall.
He is 24 inches
around.
10
and feet* inches and feet
=
How many
inches tall?
How many inches wide?
• To Do
Estimate (guess)
many inches Ion
your foot is.
Measure it.
Estimate (guess)
many inches it is
around your hea
Measure it.
11
light* heavy and light *
We use scales to
weigh things.
They tell us
which is heavier.
The heavier thing
makes the scales go down.
The dinosaur is heavier.
The ball is lighter.
12
heavy and light* heavy
Which is lighter?
• To Do •
Name 5 things that a
lighterthan a bed.
Name 5 things that a
heavier than a ball.
13
ounces and pounds
We weigh things
in ounces and
pounds.
16 ounces
= 1 pound.
The candy weighs 1 pound.
The potatoes weigh 1 pound.
14
ounces and pounds
How much does this flour weigh?
• To Do •
Find out which weighs
more: a box of crackers
or a bag of flour.
which holds more?
The pitcher holds
more juice than the
glass. We say that the
capacity of the jug
is greater than the
capacity of the glass.
6 glasses of juice will fill this pitcher.
The capacity is the amount of
juice the pitcher will hold.
16
which holds more?
We measure liquid capacity in
cups, pints, and quarts.
To Do
Estimate (guess) which
will hold more water:
a glass or a bowl.
Filla glass and a bowl
with water to see
if you were right.
17
what time? • what time?
Clocks measure
time in minutes
and hours. The
long hand is the
minute hand.
The short hand
is the hour hand. When the long
hand is on 12, it is the beginning of
a new hour.
This clock shows 8 o'clock.
18
what time? • what time?
One clock shows a different time
from the others.
What time does it show?
What time do the other clocks show?
digital time* digital time
Digital clocks do not have hands.
They show the time just using
numbers. This clock
shows 8 o'clock.
The number before :
shows the hour.
The number after :
"
shows the minutes.
When the clock shows :00, it is
the beginning of a new hour.
i
I
n u
u nu
•
•n
This clock shows 10 o'clock.
20
digital time* digital time I
What time is it?
• To Do •
Write these times down
as digital time.
21
longer time • longer time
We also measure
time in days, weeks,
months, and years.
-/
7 days = 1 week. 52 weeks = 1 year
12 months = 1 year.
22
onger time • longer time
Monica is 6 years old today.
How old will she be
in 12 months' time?
• To Oo •
When is your birthday?
How many months old
are you?
answers • an s we r s
Page 5 Tower 2 is tallest.
Page 7 The green pencil is longest.
The red pencil is shortest.
Page 9 5 boxes tall
Page 11 8 inches tall, 6 inches wide
Page 13 The bag is lighter.
Page 15 The flour weighs 8 ounces.
Page 19 1 clock shows 6 o'clock.
The others show 2 o'clock.
To Do: 4 o'clock, 9 o'clock, 12 o'clock
Page 21 10 o'clock
To Do: 8:00, 10:00, 5:00
Page 23 7 years old
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Sorting 1-57572-006-X
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Measuring 1-57572-004-3
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