Elementary school math teaching benchmarks in measurement and data include descriptions and estimates of length, angles, weight, and capacity that shift to applications such as telling time, working with money, and interpreting data. These provide skills that are indispensable in common daily activities such as finances and quantifying dimensions.

The math vocabulary lists are based on the Common Core Elementary Math Standards. VocabularySpellingCity has selected the elementary math words that apply to the key math concepts and written level-appropriate elementary math definitions combined with meaningful example sentences. Elementary students can use these materials for reinforcement to build understanding or assessment. Teachers can import the lists into their account and then edit or extend the lists for their own purposes.

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Common Core State Standards Overview for Elementary School - Measurement & Data

K View Our Lists	Describe and compare measurable attributes. Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category
1st View Our Lists	Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units. Tell and write time. Represent and interpret data.
2nd View Our Lists	Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. Relate addition and subtraction to length. Work with time and money. Represent and interpret data.
3rd View Our Lists	Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects. Represent and interpret data. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
4th View Our Lists	Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit. Represent and interpret data. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.
5th View Our Lists	Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system. Represent and interpret data. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and to addition.
Source: www.corestandards.org

VocabularySpellingCity provides games, worksheets, and quizzes that help establish a cognizance of words describing standard units, their relationships to size, and how they are added and subtracted. This leads to more complex math vocabulary to illustrate concepts such as unit conversion and geometric measurement. Common core standards require students to be able to describe and associate measurable attributes indirectly and by repeating units of length. The definitions learned in this section are applied in various sciences and continue to be used in middle and high school. The measurement & data word lists below deliver the necessary means to acquire the related mathematical skills and measure up to the highest expectations.

Measurement & Data Math Vocabulary
Words at a Glance:

Kindergarten Measurement & Data

Measurement & Data: measure, long, estimate, longest, shorter, small, size, big, short, biggest, today, time, minute, calendar, hour, second, yesterday, morning, afternoon, date, minute hand, first, second hand, hour hand, clock, year, equal parts, month, day, week

First Grade Measurement & Data

Calendar: measure, length, foot, ruler, long, inch, foot, shorter, thermometer, temperature

Graphing: chart, picture graph, bar graph, input, measurement, table, data

Length/Temperature: month, calendar, day, week, year, leap year, season

Money: money, dollar, coin, cent, half-dollar, quarter, nickel, penny, dime, currency

Statisics: less likely, impossible, equally likely, tally, certain, equal parts, estimate, even, chance

Time: time, second, hour hand, minute, second hand, half-hour, clock, first, hour, minute hand

Weight/Volume: measure, gram, scales, cup, pint, quart, pound, size, balance, kilogram

Second Grade Measurement & Data

Calendar: date, day, week, calendar, month, event, leap year, season

Fractions: equivalent, extend, whole, equal parts, ones, tens, one-third, one-fourth, fraction, integer

Length: foot, temperature, thermometer, longest, centimeter, inch, meter, yard, length, degree

Money: coin, dollar, money, dime, nickel, quarter, penny, half-dollar, cent, currency

Showing Data: symbol, table, bar graph, interpret, pie chart , tally, picture graph, data

Statistics: estimate, survey, predict, unlikely, likely, equal, outcome, equally likely, impossible, certain

Time: time, second, minute hand, hour, elapsed time, quarter-hour, minute, hour hand,half-hour, second hand

Weight/Volume: gram, balance, cup, quart, pint, pound, kilogram, liter, size, ounce

Third Grade Measurement & Data

Length: centimeter, area, length, height, mile, kilometer, temperature, perimeter, meter, width

Showing Data: tally chart, bar graph, data, input, interpret, pictograph, customary units, non-standard units, picture graph, table, symbol

Statistics: chance, reasonableness, median, data, input, outcome, combinations, mode, predict

Time/Temperature: thermometer, degrees, second, minute, clockwise, counterclockwise, temperature, elapsed time, hour, Celsius

Weight/Volume: gram, liter, weight, scale, metric, liquid measures, kilogram, ounce, capacity, volume

Fourth Grade Measurement & Data

Units & Coordinates: y-axis, line graph, customary units, non-standard units, x-axis, coordinates, coordinate, system, data, unit conversion, unit

Length: meter, length, width, kilometer, measurement, inch, yard, centimeter, metric, foot

Problem Solving: probability, predict, array, survey, chance, likely, unlikely, certainty, data collection, tendency

Quantity/Size: volume, liter, ounce, pint, kilogram, weight, mass, quart, gallon, balance

Time/Temperature: Celsius, Fahrenheit, measurement, minute, second, event, degree, time , temperature, hour

Interpretation: mean, median, mode, range, likelihood, ordered pairs, statistics, interpret, graph, data

Presentation: tree diagram, pie chart, diagram, data, circle graph, Venn diagram, tally, bar graph, frequency table, measure

Fifth Grade Measurement & Data

Units & Coordinates: units of measure, unit conversion, coordinates, plot, unit , square unit, cubic units, y-axis, x-axis, coordinate system

Data Collection: data collection, unorganized data, arrangement, input, labels, increments, location, survey, data, organize

Measurement: Celsius, Fahrenheit, mass, quantity, scale, capacity, volume, estimate, measure , area

Problem Solving: predict, likely, probability, certainty, verify, less likely, collection, chosen, array, analysis

Interpretation: interpret, mean, ratio, bar graph, data, median, mode, line graph, circle graph, pie chart

Representation: randomly, function, stem and leaf plot, diagram, grid, scale, Venn diagram, double-bar graph, tree diagram, data

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