Task Name
Measuring
Task Name
Tools
Measuring tools used to measure length, height and
width.
1. Student's Rule (Or 12-inch ruler)
2. Sewing or Seamstress Tape
3. Tape measure 4. Meter Stick / Yard Stick
What is weight?
A measurement that indicates
how heavy a person or thing is.
What is mass?
A measurement of the amount
of matter something contains.
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
1. Weighing Scales
Bigger scales are used for Small scales exist for
measuring pounds (lbs) measuring tiny amounts,
and kilograms (kg) like grams (g)
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
2. Bathroom Scale
used for measuring the weight of humans.
Analog Digital
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
3. Spring Balance –
apparatus is simply a spring fixed at one end
with a hook to attach an object at the other.
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
4. Platform Balance -A platform balance is used to
determine the mass (or weight) of an object. A
platform balance is a form of equal-arm balance
in which two flat platforms are attached to the
top side of the beam, one at each end.
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
5. Platform Scale - is a weighing machine
with a platform to hold the object or objects
being weighed.
What is temperature?
A measurement that indicates how hot
or cold something is.
• Thermometer – an instrument used to measure
temperature.
Weather Thermometer
Body Thermometer
Examples of tools used to temperature
Digital Thermometer
What is volume?
The amount of space that is filled by
something.
Examples of tools used to measure volume
1. Measuring cup – used primarily to
measure the volume of liquid or bulk
solid cooking ingredients such as flour
and sugar, especially for volumes from
about 50 mL (2 oz) upwards.
Examples of tools used to measure volume
2. Graduated Cylinder
3. Beaker
4. Medicine Dropper
Examples of tools used to measure weight or mass
1. Weighing Scales
2. Bathroom Scale
*grams (g), pounds (lbs.), and kilograms (kg) are
3. Spring Balance the units of measurement for weight and mass
4. Platform Balance
5. Platform Scale
Examples of tools used to temperature
• Thermometer *Celsius (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) are the
unit measurement for temperature
Examples of tools used to measure volume
1. Measuring cup
*ounce (oz), liter (l), gallon (gal) and milliliter
2. Graduated Cylinder
(ml) are the units of measurements for
3. Beaker volume.
4. Medicine Dropper