How to Make a Units of Measurement Chart

Even the most devoted math student admits some difficulty in trying to memorize standard and metric measurements. If you make a chart that plots all the units, you always have the data handy. The following steps can help you prepare a practical unit of measurement chart.

Instructions

1

Create a table with 4 columns and at least 20 rows. Use any word-processing computer program.

2

Insert the title, "Units of Measurement" at the top of the document. Jump down to the table's first row and add the heading, "Length." Allow 5 blank rows for this topic before going down to the sixth row and typing, "Mass." This heading needs at least 8 rows.

3

Position the cursor in the next row down. Insert the title, "Area." Skip 5 blank rows and type another subheading, "Volume." Click inside the sixth row after "Volume" and type, "Capacity (liquid and dry measures)."

4

Return to the "Length" subsection at the top. Create four columns including "U.S. Unit," "Equivalent," "Metric Unit" and "Equivalent." The four rows listed under "U.S. Unit" should include "1 foot," "1 yard," "1 rod" and "1 mile." Enter the equivalents and metric units for each to complete the "Length" section.

5

Prepare the "Mass" section. In succeeding rows insert the titles "1 dram," "1 ounce," "1 pound," "1 hundredweight long," "1 hundredweight short," "1 ton long" and "1 ton short." Add four data categories to the "Area" section including "1 square foot," "1 square yard," "1 acre" and "1 square mile." Enter the equivalents and metric units for all of these categories.

6

Complete the rows beneath "Volume." The individual categories should include "1 cubic foot" and "1 cubic yard." Add the U.S. equivalent and metric units for each. Finish the chart by inputting the data under "Capacity" for "1 fluidram," "1 fluid ounce," "1 gill," "1 pint," "1 quart," "1 gallon," "1 peck" and "1 bushel."