Metric vs Customary
This week the 6th grade students started the second chapter in the Math textbook. This chapter will include measuring length, find the perimeter of shapes as well as finding the perimeter and area of squares and rectangles using formulas. We will end the chapter will scale drawings and averages.
On Monday the students took notes on Customary and Metric units to measure length. The customary units we are using are inches, feet, yards, and miles. The metric units are millimeter, centimeter, meter, and kilometers.
Next, the students will learn to use the perimeter formulas for rectangles and squares. For rectangles, we will use P=2L + 2w. For squares, we will use: P=4L. To find the area of a rectangle and square we will use A=LxW. The units for area should always be squared.
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