CREP Miealsulveymwen her Learn how to measure length, mass, capacity, Apply the concept of measurement in dally Ife time and temperature Warm-Up 1. Colour the lighter animal. 2. Circle the shorter tree. } | | Le old the most amount of soup. 3. Circle the object that will , ee ev | 09 AMET oor Can we say how much lighter is the ... much shorter is one tree than the other? When we buy vegetables, we ask the vegetable vendor to give us a certain amount of vegetables. Milk is bought in a certain quantity. Even chocolates come in different sizes! We need to measure many things in our life daily.one place to another, th, We need measurements to know the distance from oF } 1 th 1 of a piece of cloth, the qua height of a person, the lenglt tity of milk boughy ete MEASURING LENGTH Length tolls us how long something, Is. Earlier, people Gy (IF. nn * Z oO \ G A Hand span used their body parts to A Fook span measure the length of different objects, s, the hand span, cubit anc Since different people have different sized body parts, the hand s i nd foot span are non-standard units of measurement. We need standard object and units for making, measurements, The standard unit of measuring, length is metre (m). Centimetre (cm) is another unit of length. Itis used to measure smaller lengths. We use a ruler, a measuring, tape or a metre rod to measure length EM tatu lustil A Ruler A Measuring tape Activity @) : | Measure the length of any one side of the following using a ruler. ' oom b. Your desk; cm a, Your school diary: ... c. Your pencil box: . om MEASURING MASS Mass tells us how heavy or light an objec! We use weighing machine and weighing balance for measuring mass. Gram (g) and kilogram (kg) are commonly used units for measuring mass. Gram is used to weigh light objects. Kilogram is used to weigh heavy objects. aa bsCheck the mass of any food item your parents buy. Note the units of mass mentioned on it It will give you a good idea about mass, A balance is used to weigh or measure the mass of an object. There are various kinds of balances. Visit a vegetable shop or a grocery shop in your neighbourhood. Which type of balance do you see there? A Weighing A Weighing machine balance Practice Zone 1. Which units would be more appropriate to measure the mass of these? Write g for gram and kg for kilogram. b. a d. MEASURING CAPACITY Have you seen the milkman pouring milk into a container? He uses a measuring can to know how much milk he should pour. his A baby’s milk bottle and medicine bottles have small 1 plastic cups for measuring the liquid. tr J cae or volume is the amount of liquid a container 4 Cea can hold. The standard unit of measuring capacity is litre (L). Larger amounts of liquid are measured in litres, while smaller amounts in millilitres (mL). The volume of liquids such as milk and water is measured in litres and millilitres,' Check the capacity of these objects in a shop and fill in the b. A bottle of hair oll blanks. {a Asmall pack of juice d. A packet of milk + © A bottle of vinegar MEASURING TIME We need to know the time for many things that we do ina day, Can you imagine what would happen if we did not know the time at all? We use clocks and watches to know the time. In A Clock earlier days, the movement of the sun was used to calculate the time of the day. * Infogits Time is measured in hours, minutes A Watch and seconds. 10 years make a decade, , 100 years make a conds make a minute. 60 minutes make century and 1000 years make a millennium. Sixty s an hour, There are 24 hours in a day. When is your birthday? Which day of the week will it fall on this year? S234 How can you tell whether it will fall on the same day or not, e ey a > 15 46171 next year? We need a calendar to look up days, weeks and months. MEASURING TEMPERATURE Temperature tells us how cold or hot a body is. Temperature is measured in degree Celsius (°C) or degree Fahrenheit (°F). The normal body temperature of 37°C or 98.6°F. If the body temperature of a person is above a human being is 3 98.6°F, he has fever. A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a body. A Clinical thermometer A Digital thermometer A CalendarWORD BYTES Length: length tells us how long something is Capacity: capacity tells us how much liquid ‘Mass: mass tells us how heavy or light an @ container can hold object is Temperature: tells you how cold or hot a body is RECAP ZONE Review Zone. Tick (/) the correct answer. 1, Which of the following is a unit of length? a. Gram b.Centimetre _c, Kilogram d, Litre 2. Aweighing balance is used to measure .. a. capacity b, mass c.bothaandb —_ d. none of these 3. Which of the following cannot be measured with a measuring tape? a. Length of a pencil b. Height of a mountain c. Length of a bench d. Length of a chocolate [EB Fin in the blanks using the words given in the box. 1, Mass is measured in .. and ... 2 .. is a unit of time. 3. . is a non-standard unit of measurement. 4A .. is used to check our body temperature. 5. . The quantity of cough syrup to be taken in the case of cough is measured in ee Le[Bl stote reUN or PALS 1, The hand span of different peop He jn different ye the quantity of mill 2, Amilkinan uses a weighir » measured 1 yratt 4, The quantity of a packet of wheat flor nent ol the moan was Use id to ealet 1, In earlier days, the moyen the time of the day seiiig in 39°C 5, ‘The normal body temperature of a human wure them. the thinge that ean be used Lo 5 Apt kp gy ) = : cae. | 9 +) 1 [Measure the following objects using a ruler and find out which is the longest and which the shortest, Write down their length in em, Match the measuring objects with ON AA ti cM dates a) (ete le1, What is length? Why do we need standard objects for making, measurements? [Bl Answer the following questions, 2. What is mass? Name the standard unity of measuring, mass, 3, Define capacity. Give two examples of each of the things that are measured in litres and millilitres, 4, How was time calculated in earlier days? What does a calendar tell us? 5, What is temperature? Name the units in which temperature is measured, HOVE. 7.20.2. 1. How can you and your friend find out the following: a, Whose bag is heavier? b. Whose water bottle contains more water? . Who is taller? c d. Who is heavier? 2, In which unit (kilograms/grams/litres/millilitres) will you measure the following? a. Volume of water stored in a tank b. Weight of a 30-year-old man ¢. Amount of yogurt in a packet d. Weight of your pencil box Enhance Your Life Skills 1. Become a tailor! You can have fun with a measuring tape. Take a measuring tape and perform this activity onone of your friends. Record your measurements in a tabular format. eT aM eg (ive) ~ mae ert