Today, our class learned about the importance of including a unit of measure when talking about area and perimeter. We shared lots of great real-life examples of why units of measure are important. A few are listed below:
Emily's family is putting in a pool. Imagine if they sent the measurements to the pool company in centimeters instead of meters? You wouldn't be able to swim!
Justin's dad is a contractor. Imagine if he didn't include a unit of measure and the builders thought he meant meters when he really meant feet? The house might be a mansion when it wasn't supposed to be.
Kallie's family is measuring for new countertops. Kyra's mom is paining their office. Makenzie's mom is building a garden. Paige's dad is making a porch. Ava's aunt it putting in new floors. These are all great examples of times when you need to include the unit of measure or else you might have a big mistake on your hands!
