2nd Grade

UNIT 3-LESSON 1 :
Measurement:How
Heavy and How
Long?
Prepared by: T. Jessica
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

01 Identify the different standard units of

measurement.

02 Choose the proper unit to measure the length and

weight of an object.

03 Measure the length and weight of an object

correctly using the proper units and instrument.
 What are the
different words that
are related to
measurement?
 MEASUREMENT
● Measurement is a system to measure the
height, weight, length, capacity or even
amount of certain objects. We can
measure how long things are or how tall
or how far two things are.
Nonstandard
and Standard
Units of
Measurement
 Nonstandard Unit of
Measurement
● The measurement using the body
parts of the person
● The body parts like arms, hands,
feet, and elbows are used for this.
Nonstandard Unit of
Measurement
 Handspan Measurement
Handspan measurement is
done using the palm of the
hand. The distance between
the tips of the thumb and the
tips of the little finger on an
open palm is taken into
account.
Cubit Measurement
The cubit length or the length from the
elbow to the tip of the fingers can be
used to measure length. The cubit
measurement can be used to measure
objects like clothes, tables, beds and
chairs but cannot be used for the longer
distances of large objects like walls.
 Foot Span Measurement
The foot span measurement is done by
the tip of the toe and the heel of the
foot. The floor can be measured using
this type of measurement but it would
be very time-consuming. The length of
the foot is different for every person and
the measurement done using this can
vary.
Pace Measurement
Pace measurement or stride measurement is
taken by placing the right foot forward followed
by the left foot. The footsteps can be counted
easily and large distances like the distance from
school to home can be measured using pace
measurement. But if there is a change in the
length of the pace being followed, then it could
lead to a wrong calculation of the distance.
 Arm Span Measurement
Arm span or wingspan or written arm span is
the physical length measured from one end of an
individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to
the other when lifted parallel to the ground at
shoulder height at a 90 angle.
We'll use our arm span as a reference to
measure the length of the fabric. When
determining height, the arm span is sometimes
used.
 ESTIMATION

Finding a number that is close to the

correct answer
 LET’S ESTIMATE!
OBJECTS UNIT OF ESTIMATION OR
MEASUREMENT MEASUREMENT
(hand span, cubit,
foot span, pace,
arm span)

Example: pencil Hand span 1 hand span

1. Science book

2. Science notebook

3. Table

4. Floor

5. Whiteboard
Standard Units
of Measurement
Standard Unit of Measurement
● The length measured using the metric
system or using the defined units
comes under the standard way of
measurement.
● In these units like meter, kilometer,
centimeter, decagram, and
milligram are used.
Measuring Tools
 MEASURING LENGTH

 Length tells you how long

or short an object is
 MEASURING LENGTH

 marked in
centimeters (cm) and
inches (in)
 Centimeters (cm) is
the unit of length
RULER
Steps to measure the correct length
using a RULER
1. Place the object on a flat surface.
2. Place the zero mark of the ruler at one end of
the object.
3. Place the object along the edge of the ruler.
4. Check the other end of the object.
5. Read the mark where it ends.
 MEASURING LENGTH

 marked in
centimeters (cm)
 One (1) meterstick =
one (1) meter
METERSTIC
K
MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS OR
METERS?
MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS OR
METERS?
MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS OR
METERS?
MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS OR
METERS?
MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS OR
METERS?
 MEASURING WEIGHT

 Weight tells you how heavy

or how light an object is
Which is heavy? Which is light?
MEASURING WEIGHT

 The common units for

weight are gram (g) and
kilogram (kg)
 MEASURING WEIGHT

SCALE

 A scale or balance can be

used to determine the
weight of an object.
 Steps in using the SCALE

1. Clean the top of the scale with a piece of cloth.

2. Place the object to be measured on top of the scale.
3. Read the measurement in the scale.
MEASURED IN GRAMS OR
KILOGRAMS?
MEASURED IN GRAMS OR
KILOGRAMS?
MEASURED IN GRAMS OR
KILOGRAMS?
MEASURED IN GRAMS OR
KILOGRAMS?
MEASURED IN GRAMS OR
KILOGRAMS?
 Thank You!
Do you have any questions?

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