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Measurement in Professions

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Measurement in Professions

People working in different professions using measurement tools

📐 Part 1: Matching Measurements to Professions

1. Match each profession with the most important type of measurement they use:
Chef/Baker
Builder/Carpenter
Nurse/Doctor
Tailor/Fashion Designer
Body temperature (°C)
Length of fabric (cm, m)
Ingredients (g, kg, mL, L)
Wood lengths (mm, cm, m)
2. Which units would a chef most likely use when baking a cake? (Choose all that apply)

250g flour

500mL milk

5km sugar

180°C oven temperature

3. A builder needs to measure a wall. Which unit is most appropriate?

millimetres (mm)

metres (m)

kilometres (km)

grams (g)

🔍 Part 2: Real-World Measurement Problems

4. A nurse needs to check if a patient has a fever. Normal body temperature is 37°C. If the patient's temperature is 39°C, how many degrees above normal is this?

Answer: _______ degrees above normal

5. A tailor is making school uniforms. Each shirt needs 1.5 metres of fabric. How much fabric is needed for 8 shirts?

Answer: _______ metres of fabric

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct measurement words:

A chef measures the _________ of ingredients in grams and kilograms.

A builder measures the _________ of wood in metres and centimetres.

A nurse measures _________ using a thermometer in degrees Celsius.

7. Why is it important for professionals to use accurate measurements? Give two reasons:
Reason 1: _________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Reason 2: _________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

💭 Part 3: Think and Apply

8. Choose a profession that interests you. Explain what types of measurements they would use and why these measurements are important in their job:
Profession: _______________________________________________
Types of measurements: ____________________________________
____________________________________________________
Why important: ___________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
9. A baker's recipe calls for 2.5kg of flour, but they only have a scale that measures in grams. How many grams of flour do they need?

Answer: _______ grams

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