Title: Demonstrate standard measurement techniques in agricultural mechanics.
Course: Foundations of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (18001-I) > Section: Demonstrating the Use of Agriscience Tools, Equipment, and Instruments in Power, Structural, and Technical Systems

Demonstration may include

- defining terminology related to measurement (e.g., weight, area, mass, length, volume, temperature, etc.)
- listing common measurement tools (e.g., caliper, tape, ruler, squares)
- selecting and using measurement tools
- identifying common units of measurement
- using the U.S. Customary system and the metric system
- conducting measuring exercises (i.e., reading a ruler to within 1mm and to within 1/16 inch)
- calculating volume and area
- calculating board feet
- using conversion factors (e.g., fractions to decimals, pints to quarts, feet to meters)
- using calculations of basic decimals and fractions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- For what purposes are measurement techniques used in agricultural mechanics?
- Why is it important to be able to use conversion factors?
- What are various consequences of not measuring correctly?
- How does one determine which measurement to use?

Teacher Resource:

- The Ruler Game