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What facts do students need to know about standard units? Of these, which are the most and least important?

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This solution explores the many different standard units at different education levels.

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It depends on what grade level you are teaching and what is stated in the standard as to how in depth one will need to go when teaching standard units of measurement. By the time a child reaches high school, they should have a broad knowledge of all standard units of measurement.

Some of the most important that will need to be memorized are inches, feet, and yards. Most often this is a fun activity for students because they can use the measuring sticks such as a ruler and go around the room and measure things. This hands on activity is a great way for them to learn. There are also several books on the market that will teach measurement such as Inch by Inch by Eric Carle.

On a standardized test measurement is very important because the students will need to determine which item they would most likely use to measure a certain object. For ...

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