Measurement is figuring out how big or small something is, or how much there is of it. We use measurement to describe things like length, weight, volume, and time.
For example, when we measure length, we might use a ruler or a tape measure to find out how long something is. When we measure weight, we might use a scale to see how heavy something is. And when we measure volume, we might use a measuring cup to see how much liquid something can hold.
We measure several things in our daily life, such as:
Measurement helps us understand and compare things in our world so we can make sense of it all!
A unit is a specific quantity which is used as a standard of measurement.
1. To measure small lengths, such as the length of a pencil or an eraser, we use a standard unit called a centimetre. It is written in short as cm.
2. Longer distances such as the length of your room or the height of a tree are measured in a bigger unit called metre. It is written in short as m.
Measurement of weight tells us how heavy something is. The standard unit for measuring weight is gram (g) and kilogram (kg).
The period between two events in called time. In olden days, people used sundial to find the time.
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