Glossary

These are some of the words that we have used in our website.  They are the ones that you may have trouble with.

 

          Conversions - Changing one unit of measurement to another.

          Linear - The measuring of lines.

          Measurements - Size, amount or extent found by measuring.

          Volume - The number of cubic units a number contains.

           Metric System - The system of measurement used in more of the world than the standard system is. The main measurement is the "meter". Common measurements - millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer.

          Standard System - The system of measurement used in America. The main unit is "feet". Common measurements - inches, feet, yards, miles.

          Diameter - A straight line starting on the side of a circle, crossing the center point, and going to the other side. 

            Radius - A straight line going from the center point to the edge of a circle.

         Center Point - The center  of a circle.

          Circumference - The distance around a circle.

          Area - The space within a object.

          Perimeter - The measure of the outside of a shape.

          Pi - The symbol that stands for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi equals about 3.1415927.

IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Home IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Step Four IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Resources and Links
IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Step One IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Extra Features IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Word Search
IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Step Two IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Conversions Chart IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Meet the Creators
IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Step Three IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Quiz IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes) Glossary

IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes)

Over All Materials

IN00503_.WMF (5382 bytes)

Feed Back