11 Measurement

Measurement is an overlap between the areas of mathematics, science, and commerce designed to help us quantify how much of something we have. We commonly do this with inches, meters, square yards, liters, gallons, etc. The introduction of these topics to children takes place primarily in elementary school. However, middle and high school students often continue to struggle with measurement relationships and mathematical modeling related to high school geometry relies heavily on students’ knowledge of measurement. Thus, we quickly review the fundamental notions of measurement and explore how these ideas are used to build the common formulas we use in middle and high school problem solving.