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 \nVocabulary Strategy  \n·Dictionary:Idioms  \nCONTENT-AREA VOCABULARYWords relating to measurement(see glossary)  \nNAT1ONAL SCIENCE STANDARDPhysical Science  \n●Properties of Matter  \nWord count:1,123**  \nCover Photo:Royalty-Free/CORBIS  \nPhotography Credits:I:(c)Index Stock Imagery.2-3:(b)Richard Hamilton Smith/CORBIS.3:(c)Punchstock/McMillan Digital Asset Library.4:(b)AP Photo/Tyler Morning Telegraph,Tom Worner.  \n5:(tr)Royalty-Free/CORBIS.6:(b)BananaStock/PunchStock;(cr)Getty Images/McMillan Digital AssetLibrary.7:(cr)Eleanor Bentall/CORBIS;(br)Photodisc/Getty Images;(cl)Steve Smith/Getty Images.  \n8:(br)Index Stock Imagery.9:(t)Charles Brown/Robert Harding World Imagery/CORBIS;(tr)SharonMontrose/Getty Images.10:(tr)Spencer Grant/PhotoEdit.H:(bl)Spencer Grant/Photo Edit.12:(b)David R.Frazier Photolibrary,Inc.IAlamy.13:(tr)D.Hurst/Alamy.14:(br)Stockbyte/Picturequest;(bl)Royalty-Free/Corbis;(tr)Burke/Triolo/Brand X Pictures;(c)Patricia Brebant/Cole Group/Getty Images.  \nThe McGraw-Hill Companies  \nA  \nMacmillanMcGraw-Hill  \nPublished by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-Hill Education,a division of  \nThe McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,Two Penn Plaza,New York,New York 10121.  \nCopyright cby Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc..including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distance learning.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n3456789 BSF 100908  \nThe total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charts,and sidebars are not included  \n# Measurement\n\nby Robert R.O'Brien  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction ……………………………  \n………………………………………2  \nChapter 1  \nMeasuring Length and Width ………………………………4  \nChapter 2  \nMeasuring Weight and Volume………………………………8  \nChapter 3  \nMeasuring Temperature ………………………………………………12  \nConclusion………………………  \n…………………………14  \nGlossary/Index……  \n………15  \nComprehension Check  \n……………………………16  \n# Introduction\n\nWhat is the size of your desk?How heavy isa car?How much milk do you need to make adozen pancakes?What is the weather like whereyour grandparents live?There is only one way tofind the answer to these questions—measuring.  \nYou see people measure things every day.Aclerk weighs bananas at the grocery store.Yourdoctor measures you when you go for a checkup.Your mom looks at the thermometer.Thenshe tells you if you need a coat when you gooutside.  \nTo find out the size of your desk,you  \nmeasure how long and how wide it is.You wouldweigh a car to find out how heavy it is.Whenyou are ready to make those pancakes,you willneed to measure the ingredients to get the rightamounts.If you want to plan a trip,you shouldknow how hot or cold it is where you are going.  \nMeasuring gives us a way to find information.Ithelps us know more about the world around us.Inthis book you will read about the ways we measure.  \n# Chapter 1\n\nMeasuring Length and Width  \nWhat is 7 inches long,almost 3 inches wide,made of wood,and fast?A Pinewood Derbymodel car,of course.Young people build andrace these model cars all over the country.Racerscan make their cars in any shape or color,butthey must measure carefully.Each masterpiecemust be exactly the right size.  \nThe way they do this is by measuring to findthe car's length—how long it is.Length canalso tell us how tall,how wide,or how far awaysomething is.  \nAn official pinewood derby car must beno bigger than 2.75 inches wide,7 ","cbCainfyHgHMcQTA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainfyHgHMcQTA","pdf",1025988,"English","# Measurement\n## Introduction\n## Chapter 1: Measuring Length and Width\n## Chapter 2: Measuring Weight and Volume\n## Chapter 3: Measuring Temperature\n## Conclusion\n## Glossary/Index\n## Comprehension Check","[{\"question\":\"Why do people measure things every day?\",\"answer\":\"People measure to find information and learn more about the world. 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