Measuring Matter - Grade 1 Science
A worksheet for first graders to learn about measuring matter, focusing on length, weight, and capacity.
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Measuring Matter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Circle the correct answer, fill in the blanks, or write out your answers.
1. Which tool do we use to measure how long something is?
Scale
Ruler
Measuring cup
Thermometer
2. We use a to find out how heavy something is.

3. Capacity tells us how much liquid a container can hold.
True
False
4. Look around your classroom. Find one object that is longer than your pencil and one object that is shorter than your pencil. Write their names below.
Longer than my pencil:
Shorter than my pencil:
5. Match the tool to what it measures.
a. Ruler
1. Capacity
b. Scale
2. Length
c. Measuring Cup
3. Weight