Measuring and
Estimating Objects
Using Appropriate
Measuring Tools
Learner’s Module in
Mathematics 2
Quarter 4 ● Module 5
BERLINDA MANUEL GARBIN
Developer
Department of Education • Cordillera Administrative Region
Measuring and
Estimating Objects
Using Appropriate
Measuring Tools
Learner’s Module in Mathematics 2
Quarter 4 ● Module 5
What I Need To Know
Welcome to this module on measuring objects using
appropriate measuring tools and measuring units in g or kg.
Added objective is to estimate and measure mass using grams
and kilogram.
This module is designed to equip you, learners, with essential
knowledge, skills, and attitude on adding numbers. This module
is designed so you can pace yourself as you use them to
achieve the prescribed learning competencies. It also aims to
prepare you to be at the forefront of the fast-growing world of
industry, a quest for higher education and useful in your daily
living, so sit back and have fun.
Learning Objectives
● Measures objects using appropriate measuring tools and
measuring units in g or kg.
● Estimates and measures mass using grams or kilograms.
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What I Know
Let us determine what you already know. Underline the correct
answer.
1. ( more than 1kilogram, less than 1 kilogram )
2. ( a kilogram, a gram )
3. ( 9 g. , 900 g. )
4. ½ kilograms ( 50g. , 500g. )
5. 2000g. ( 2g. , 2kg. )
What’s In
Put a on the object if it is light and X if it is heavy.
1.
2.
3.
What’s New
Look at these pictures of some familiar things. Their mass is
measured in grams.
A.
Here are other things that you normally see. Their mass is
measured in kilograms.
B.
1. What unit of mass is best to use in picture A? ___________
2. What unit of mass is best to use in picture B? ___________
3. What do you think is the mass of the strawberries? _______
What is It
Lesson 1: Measures objects using appropriate
measuring tools and measuring units in g. and kg.
There are different kinds of weighing scales. They are
used to measure the exact mass of things.
You can use grams and kilogram to indicate the
measurement of things.
Example:
1.Let us measure the mass of a dressed chicken.
The needle of the weighing
scale is pointing at 1 kilogram.
The mass of the dressed
chicken is 1 kilogram.
2. Let us measure the mass of the mangoes.
The needle of the weighing
scale is pointing at 400 grams.
The mass of the mangoes is
400 grams.
There are 1000 grams in
1 kilogram or 1kg. is equivalent to 1000 grams.
In measuring mass:
▪ Use gram in light objects
▪ Use kilogram in heavy objects
▪ The symbol for gram is g.
▪ The symbol for a kilogram is kg.
▪ One way of understanding a kilogram is to look at a weighing
scale.
Lesson 2: Estimates and Measures mass using
grams or kilograms.
It is important to know how to estimate mass, so we
can tell how much we have to pay for things that are sold in
kilogram.
We can estimate the mass of things. Estimate means
is a number close to the exact number. It may be a little
more or a little less than the exact number.
Example 1 paper clip is about 1 gram. 1000 paper clips=
1 kilogram.
Look at the set of pictures. Each group is about 1000 grams or
about 1 kilogram.
What’s More
Activity No. 1
A. Write the measurement on the blank using the appropriate units
of measurements.
1. ________ 2. ________
B. Underline the better estimate.
3. 4. 5.
25 kilograms 20 grams 50 kilograms
75 kilograms 175 grams 100 kilograms
Assessment No. 1
A. Change the following to kilograms or grams.
1. 3000 g. = __________ kg.
2. 1 kg. = __________ g.
3. 7000g. = __________ kg.
C. Circle the appropriate weight measure.
4. a. 35g. b. 35kg. c. 350g. d. 350kg.
5. a. 1 kg. b. 1 g. c. 100kg. d. 100 g
What I Have Learned
Fill the blanks with appropriate words to complete the
sentences below. Select your answers from the box.
grams kilograms weighing scale
1. ________________is an instrument used to measure the
mass objects.
2-3 ___________ and ___________ are the units of
measurement used for mass or weight of an object.
4. ___________ is the unit used when measuring light
objects.
5. ___________ is the unit used when measuring heavy
objects.
What I Can Do
A. Follow the given instruction.
Draw 3 objects that could be weighed in grams.
Draw 3 objects that could be weighed in kilograms.
B. Write your estimate in the box.
1. A papaya weighs about 500 grams. How many papayas will
weigh 1 kilogram?
2. Each cucumber weighs about 200 grams. How many pieces of
the same sizes are 1000grams of
cucumber?
Post Assessment
A. Write the appropriate unit of measure in the blank. (grams or
kilograms)
1. ______ 2. ______
B. Look at the mass of each and estimate. Answer the
questions and write it on the line.
250g. 125g.
1. How many pieces will weigh 2 kilograms? ______
2. 4 and 5 will weigh
How many kilogram? ______
3. How many grams are there for 10 ? ______
Additional Activity
A. Ring the objects weighed by kilogram and box those
weighed by grams.
1. 2. 3.
a sachet of milk a whole chicken a piece of bitter gourd
B. Box the best estimate for each object or animal shown.
4.
a. about 400kg. b. about 400g. c. about 4000g.
5. a. about 300g. b. about 30g. c. about 30kg
