4^th Grade Technology Lab

World of Measurement Internet Activity

Name: ______________________________________________________________

Length

1. To measure the length of your desk, you would use
   1. meters
   2. inches
   3. millimeters
2. Which of the following would best be measured in meters?
   1. a computer table
   2. an airplane
   3. a toothpick
3. The length of a car would best be measured in
   1. Centimeters
   2. Feet
   3. Miles
4. How many feet are in one mile?
   1. 1,760
   2. 3
   3. 1,000
   4. 5,280

Mass

Circle the best unit of measurement when recording the mass of each object:

1. toothpick
   1. milligrams
   2. kilograms
   3. pounds
2. truck
   1. stones
   2. tons
   3. grams
3. math book
   1. tonnes
   2. stones
   3. pounds

4. How many ounces are in two pounds (2 lbs)?
   1. 28
   2. 2,000
   3. 32
   4. 1
5.  How many grams are there in 3 kilograms?
   1. 1,000
   2. 3,000
   3. 3
   4. 1

Temperature

1. Which of these could be 200 degrees Fahrenheit?
   1. A glass of soda
   2. A mug of hot chocolate
   3. An ice cube
2. Which of these could be 40 degrees Celsius?
   1. The air temperature at the North Pole
   2. The air temperature in the desert
   3. The temperature of a glass of orange juice

Time

Circle the unit of measure you would use when recording the amount of time:

1. it takes to heat a meal in the microwave
   1. days
   2. months
   3. minutes
2. a basketball game lasts on TV
   1. seconds
   2. hours
   3. milliseconds
3. you’ll spend in 4^th grade
   1. months
   2. years
   3. decades
4. it takes to blink your eye
   1. minutes
   2. milliseconds
   3. centuries

Volume

1. How many cups are in one gallon?
   1. 4
   2. 8
   3. 32
   4. 16

2. Which of the following is equal to 4 liters?
   1. 4 quarts
   2. 4 cups
   3. 400 milliliters
   4. 40 milliliters