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Metric System
Based on the number 10
Myanmar
(formly known
as Burma)
United States
Liberia (Settled by
free-men and former
enslaved blacks after
America’s Civil war.
Three countries have not officially adopted the International System of Units
as their primary or sole system of measurement: Liberia, Myanmar, and the
United States.
Place the Zero end of your rule at the end of your object, usually on
the left side.
Place the Zero end of your rule at the end of your object, usually
on the left side. Make sure the end of the ruler is flush with your
object, and use your left hand to hold it in place
1” = 1 INCH
1’ = 1 FOOT
1 CM = 1 CENTIMETER
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
You now know all the fractions on a common school
ruler.
But how can you tell the fractions just by look at the
line heights?
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION NOW
0 1
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION NOW
NOW expose the first set of lines.
HOW many sections are created?
0 1
2 sections. That tells me the denominator
0 1
2
Count by odd numbers for the numerator.
0 1
1
2
4 4
Count by odd numbers for the numerators.
0 1
1
1 2 3
4 4
Expose the next set of lines.
The number of sections created tells me the denominator.
0 1
1
1 2 3
4 4
8 8 8 8
Count by odd numbers for the numerators.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
Expose the next set of lines.
The number of sections created tells me the denominator.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Count by odd numbers for the numerators.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
You try it.
Expose the first set of lines.
0 1
What is the denominator?
0 1
The denominator is 2.
Now what is the numerator?
0 1
2
The numerator is 1. It’s the first odd number.
Now try the next set of lines.
0 1
1
2
The denominator will be 4.
The numerators will be 1 and 3. Count by odd numbers.
0 1
1
2
The denominator will be 4.
The numerators will be 1 and 3. Count by odd numbers.
Now expose the next set of lines.
0 1
1
1 2 3
4 4
What will denominator be?
The numerators will be? Remember, count by odd numbers.
0 1
1
1 2 3
4 4
The denominator will be 8.
And the numerators will be 1,3,5 and 7.
Now expose the last set of lines.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 4 7
5
8 8 8 8
What will denominator be?
The numerators will be? Remember, count by odd numbers.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 4 7
5
8 8 8 8
The denominator will be 16?
The numerators will be? 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 and 15. Remember,
you count by odd numbers.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 4 7
5
8 8 8 8
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Why do we count by odd number?
Remember math class and reducing fractions.
We only have odd number in the numerators because an
even number could be reduced.
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 4 7
5
8 8 8 8
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
All the red fractions can be reduced. Do you see any patterns?
0 1
1
1 2 3
1 4 3 5 4 7
8 8 8 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Following Directions Lesson
Take out a
clean sheet of
notebook
paper and
something to
write with.
Place it in front
of you on your
desk.
Following Directions Lesson
Fold your
paper in half
vertically.
Following Directions Lesson
8
0 16
Reading A Ruler
By counting
you realize
that you have
16 equal parts 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 13/16
15/16
2/16
to an inch. 6/16 10/16 14/16
4/16 12/16
Next you
show each 8/16
0 16/16
number as a
fraction or
portion of the
total number
16.
Reading A Ruler
Now Check
1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16
your fractions 1/8
9/16 11/16 13/16 15/16
3/8 5/8 7/8
against these 1/4 3/4
correct
answers. 1/2
0 1
Now that you know Reading A Ruler
how to use a ruler,
here are some short
cuts for you.
As you have noticed,
the lines are different
lengths on the ruler.
As we go across one
1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 13/16 15/16
more time pay
attention to the line
1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8
length and the 1/4 3/4
denominator
associated with it.
1/2
0 1
Reading A Ruler
The second
longest line is
1/2.
The fourth
longest lines
always have a
denominator 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 13/16
15/16
of 8. 1/8 3/8 5/8 7/8
The shortest
lines always
have a
denominator
of 16.
Reading A Ruler
Now let’s look at
the whole ruler.
Can you tell me
what would be A
the correct
measurement for
the letter A.
The answer is
5-7/16.
You start at the
whole number
and you add the 5 6
calculated
fraction to the
whole number to
give the correct
distance.
Reading A Ruler
What is the correct
measurement for the
letter A.
The answer is 10-
3/16. A B C
What is the correct
measurement for the
letter B.
The answer is 10-
3/8.
What is the correct
measurement for the
letter C.
The answer is 10-
3/4. 11
10
Reading A Ruler
Now you know how to read a ruler and deal with the
fractions involved.
But these are measurements, and have to be
expressed as measurements. Write the following 15/16
notes on your paper.
This standard ruler is to be expressed in inches or in.
or “. Example: 1 ½”
12 inches is equal to 1 foot or ft. or ‘. Example 4’ 1 ½”
Three feet is equal to 1 yard or yd.
Reading A Ruler
1.
Measurement Quiz
2.
Measurement Quiz
3.
Measurement Quiz
4.
Measurement Quiz
5.
Measurement Quiz Answers
1. 6 - 7/16”
2. 3 – 11/16”
3. 5 – 5/8”
4. 4 – 7/8”
5. 11 – 9/16”