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Chapter 11 Metric Length, Mass, and Volume
Dear Family, Vocabulary to Practice
In this chapter, your child will learn to measure length, mass, and Centimeter (cm), meter (m),
volume using metric units of measurement. and kilometer (km) are metric
Some of the skills your child will practice are: units of length. 100 cm = 1 m,
1,000 m = 1 km
susing meters and centimeters as units of measurement
of length Kilogram (kg) and gram (g)
sreading scales in kilograms and grams are metric units of mass.
snding the volume and capacity of a container in liters 1 kg = 1,000 g
and milliliters
Liter (L) and milliliter (mL) are
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capacity. 1 L = 1,000 mL

Activity Volume is the amount of liquid


in a container.
Measurement is not a new concept. Your child applies his or her
knowledge of measurement when he or she measures out the
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Capacity is the amount of liquid


ingredients for a recipe or when he or she says how much taller a container can hold.
he or she has grown in a year.
sHave your child use a measuring tape to measure objects
in the house. These objects should be longer than 1 meter.
For example, height of doors, length of the bed and tables.
sHave your child record the lengths in centimeters. Then have him
or her convert the lengths into compound units. For example,
135 cm = 1 m 35 cm.
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the shortest.

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Conexiones entre
ESCUELA y CASA
Captulo 11 Longitud mtrica, masa y volumen
Estimada familia: Vocabulario para practicar

En este captulo, su hijo aprender a medir longitud, masa y Centmetro (cm), metro (m),
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Algunas de las destrezas que practicar su hijo son: mtricas para medir longitud.
100 cm = 1 m, 1,000 m = 1 km
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longitud Kilogramo (kg) y gramo (g)
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y mililitros
Litro (L) y mililitro (mL) son
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volumen y capacidad.
1 L = 1,000 mL
Actividad
Volumen es la cantidad de lquido
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en un envase.

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receta o cuando dice que es ms alto o ha crecido de un ao Capacidad es la cantidad de
a otro. lquido que un envase puede
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en la casa. Estos objetos deben ser ms largos que
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las camas y las mesas.
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ejemplo, 135 cm = 1 m 35 cm
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hasta la ms corta.

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