Module 2

Module 2: The Imperial System

 

Module 2 Summary

 

If you have travelled to the United States, you know that the U.S. still uses a modified form of the imperial system. There, gasoline is sold in gallons, milk in quarts, sugar and flour in pounds, and lumber in feet and inches. Road signs are in miles and speed limits are in miles per hour. Temperature forecasts are in Fahrenheit. Travelling in the United States or shipping goods across the border means you need a basic knowledge of the American units for weights and measures.

 

In this module you used these units for weights and measures when you explored the following questions:

• What is the imperial system of weights and measures and how is it used to measure length, area, volume, capacity, weight, and temperature?

• What are the relationships among metric units, imperial units, and American customary units?

A picture can tell a story. The Module 2 Lessons Summary is a collection of images from each lesson that describes the math you explored. What do you remember about each image? Can you relate each image to something new you learned in this module ? Watch “Module 2 Lessons Summary” now.

 

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