measurement

Easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to different kinds of measurements.

Teaches basic metric measurements to children ages seven and up through the story of Polly and her pen pal, Ally.

Text and illustrations about cars and trucks introduce the concepts of measurement and estimation.

Presents information and activities related to the measurement of time, weight, area, density, and other aspects of the world around us.

Uses familiar objects and everyday situations to explore the world of measurement, weights, and size. Includes games and activities.

Explains the basic principles of the metric system and how they compare with the United States system of weights and measures.

Describes how accurate standards of measurements were determined for time, length and width, volume, temperature, and weight with emphasis on the advantages of the metric system.

Makes comparisons and shares facts about the size with a variety of items. Illustrations in this book are drawn to scale.

Examines the history and principles of measurement and computing.

Introduces the functions of measuring, emphasizing metric linear measurement, numbers, and concepts of long/short, big/bigger/biggest, equal to, greater than, and less than. Includes activities and crafts projects.