Linear Measure

12 inches = 1 foot

36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard

5 and 1/2 yards = 1 rod

40 rods = 1 furlong

5,280 feet = 8 furlongs =1 mile

3 miles = 1 league

Area Measure

144 sq. inches = 1 sq. foot

9 sq. feet = 1 sq. yard

30 and 1/4 sq. yards = 1 sq. rod

160 sq. rods = 1 acre

640 acres = 1 sq. mile = 1 section

36 sections = 1 township

Liquid Measure

4 gills = 2 cups = 1 pint

4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart

16 cups = 8 pints = 4 quarts = 1 gallon

Dry Measure

2 pints = 1 quart

8 quarts = 1 peck

4 pecks = 1 bushel

Weight

27 and 11/32 grains = 1 dram

16 drams = 1 ounce

16 ounces = 1 pound (lb)

100 pounds = 1 hundredweight

2000 pounds = 20 hundredweight = 1 ton

Metric System

Linear Measure

10 millimeters = 1 centimeter

10 centimeters = 1 decimeter

10 decimeters = 1 meter

10 meters = 1 dekameter

10 dekameters = 1 hectometer

10 hectometers = 1 kilometer

Area Measure

100 sq. millimeters = 1 sq. centimeter

1,000,000 sq. millimeters = 10,000 sq. centimeters = 1 sq. meter

100 sq. meters = 1 are (a)

100 ares = 1 hectare (ha)

1,000,000 sq. meters = 100 hectares = 1 sq. kilometer

Volume Measure

1 liter = .001 cubic meter

10 milliliters = 1 centiliter

10 centiliters = 1 deciliter

10 deciliters = 1 liter

10 liters = 1 dekaliter

10 dekaliters = 1 hectoliter

10 hectoliters = 1 kiloliter

Weight

10 milligrams = 1 centigram

10 centigrams = 1 decigram

10 decigrams = 1 gram

10 grams =1 dekagram

10 dekagrams = 1 hectogram

10 hectograms = 1 kilogram

1,000 kilograms = 1 metric ton

Kitchen Measurements

tsp. = teaspoon

tbsp. = tablespoon

3 tsp. = 1 tbsp.

4 tbsp. = 1/4 cup

5 1/3 tbsp. = 1/3 cup

16 tbsp. = 1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint

4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

Temperature

F = Fahrenheit

C = Celsius

0°F = -18°C

0°C = 32°F = freezing point for water

to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius:  Celsius = (5/9) * (F-32)

to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit:  Fahrenheit = (9/5)*C + 32

Conversion Table

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We went down a slide into a pool of Hershey’s chocolate. We had to drank lemonade as fast as we could. We got squirted with water guns.

It was my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, and we went to Woodloch Pines with my whole family.

We had a great time!!!

-Emily Worobel (Rumson, NJ)

Discover More:

• Check out Woodloch Pines, PA.
• You can view videos on Woodoch Pines here.
• Where is Woodloch Pines?  View Map

Did your family ever do something crazy like this family did? Brag About It!

Urban Word & NY Knicks Annual College Fair and Open Poetry Audition

NOVEMBER  7th, 10AM-3PM

Hammerstein Ballroom (34th Street @ 8th Ave), New York, NY

• Featuring 50+ colleges and universities, 10am-2pm
• All Day Entertainment (spoken word, hip-hop, dance)
• Open Poetry Audition (Spit a 1-minute poem to enter the Spoken Word Competition for cash scholarships), 10am-3pm
• All Day Workshops (financial aid, essay writing)
• Register for full-ride scholarships to University of Wisconsin and Mercy College for Seniors in the “Why I Write” written contest
• See which colleges will be there.

This is the college fair event of the year!

This College Fair is one of the most unique annual college fairs around the tri-state area. High school students are encouraged to come out and meet with over 60 colleges and universities from around the country. While exploring the fair, you will be able to watch master poets and dance groups perform, listen to music and live bands, and interact with over 2,000 students. In addition to all of these festivities, there are two dynamic Poetry competitions going on at the same time.

College application workshops will be conducted throughout the day and financial aid advisors will be on hand to answer any questions. Special guests, including Knicks Alumni, will make periodic appearances throughout the day and sign autographs.

Register for the college fair. Download Flyer.

The Knicks Poetry Slam Program is broken up into two contests, Spoken Word and Written.

(YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ENTER A COMPETITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLEGE FAIR)

1. Spoken Word Competition — A Poetry Slam competition where students progress through an Open Audition, Poetry Workshops, Preliminary Slams, Semi-final Slams, all to compete at the Knicks Poetry Slam Finals at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway.  More info.

Spoken Word Prizes

• 1st place – $10,000 laptop and printer
• 2nd place – $7,500 laptop and printer
• 3rd place – $5,000 laptop and printer
• 4th — 10th – $1,000

To be eligible for this competition, participants must prepare a 1-minute poem audition and perform before a panel of judges at the College Fair on November 7th between 10am-3pm. Top scorers will be placed in a 5-week writing workshop series taking place at sites across the city. Open to teens ages 13-19 years old.

2. Written Competition — students must submit a portfolio of original work including: an essay “The Reason I Write”, poetry samples, community service and a resume. The portfolio will be reviewed by a panel of judges to determine the winners.  More info.

Written contest Prizes

• 2 full scholarships (4 years) to the University of Wisconsin
• 1 full tuition scholarship (4 year) to Mercy College
• To be eligible for this competition, participants must register here at www.knickspoetryslam.com. No audition is necessary. Open to High School Seniors

Volunteer work has many positive effects on kids:

1. It builds character and self-esteem. It provides children/teens an opportunity to be appreciated or recognized for their work. They can feel satisfaction and pride in a job well done.
2. Most colleges or scholarship programs look at extracurricular activities and community service.
3. By helping a local or regional organization, volunteers help create better communities. By participating in these activities, your child will learn about their role and responsibility in the community.
4. It can strengthen your family. Volunteering, specially if done on a regular basis, can support family values.  Even, if you and your child pick one or two projects/organizations to volunteer with a year and make it a tradition, you create bonds that will last a long time.
5. Volunteering gives your child a perspective of life they wouldn’t otherwise have by working along side or opposite people of different backgrounds.
6. They learn responsibility. By volunteering, kids and teens learn what it means to make and keep a commitment.
7. They learn that a single person can have an impact.
8. They learn to be part of something greater than themselves.
9. They learn job skills and learn to work as a team. They may even take on leadership roles and set project goals.
10. Volunteering can become an alternative to idle time.
11. Volunteering allows kids to explore. They can become involved in organizations or activities on a limited basis to explore their interests.

How can parents promote volunteerism in their children?  Here are just a few ideas.

1. Parents can model volunteerism by volunteering themselves.  They can take their child with them to help.
2. Parents can donate to organizations and talk to their children about those organizations and why they donate to them.
3. Parents can encourage and model the sense of “giving”. They can open doors for people, and lend a hand whenever they see someone in need.

What are some volunteer activities that families can do together?

• picking up garbage at the local park
• serving food at a soup kitchen
• painting walls at a community center or facility
• helping at a local animal shelter
• planting plants at a local park or conservancy

Do you have experiences you want to share with K12Genie? Contact Us.

From the Editor:

There are many ways to give back to our communities. Some people volunteer their time, donating a few hours of their day to organizations that serve the homeless or by tutoring kids in their neighborhoods.  Some people, donate their talents.  They sing, or do comedy for worthy causes. Some people donate their treasure, their money.  What organization could function without funds?

This month, November, K12Genie is dedicating much of our content to the theme of  “Giving”.

I myself volunteer at a local homeless shelter once a month. At 7:30 PM on the first Friday of every month, a friend and I meet at the St. Francis Xavier basement on West 15th Street in Manhattan.  We prepare a table of food for a group of homeless men that will arrive by 8:30 PM from one of the intake organizations in the New York area. When the bus arrives, we check the roster to make sure all the men, most of whom are regulars, are accounted for. They get their rollout beds and sheets from the storage room, take what food they want from the table, and prepare for bed.  By 10 PM, they are all asleep; wake up is at 5:30 AM the following morning.  My friend and I sleep in the shelter, in rollout beds just like theirs.  Through this work, we not only help provide these men a safe and dry place to stay the night, we get the opportunity to see the world through a different lense. There are numerous shelters and programs like this in New York City and around the country.  They couldn’t operate without volunteers, without people that are willing to lend a hand in whatever way they can.

You probably volunteer in some capacity yourself or know someone that does.

You might be wondering why K12Genie, an organization focused on relationships between kids and parents, would focus on volunteerism or giving?  Through the articles and content this month, hopefully you’ll see why. For those of you that already have an answer, we’ll help you improve the relationships you already have with your kids or parents and deepen your understanding of yourself and them.

Sincerely,

Fernando DeGuia, Founder and Editor

You’ll find all articles or content related to this month’s theme under Monthly Themes

The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. It offers neutral humanitarian care to victims of war and devastating natural disasters.

Did you know?

• that every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood?
• that 1 out of 10 people admitted in a hospital needs blood?
• that blood cannot be manufactured, but only comes from donors?
• that the main blood types are A, B, AB, and O and that each of these types is either positive (+) or negative (-)?
• the blood type most requested by hospitals is Type O?
• that the American Red Cross provides nearly 45% of the nation’s blood supply?
• that the American Red Cross also provides training?

What can you do to get involved?

• Donate funds
• Volunteer to help victims or teach courses such as first aid.
  • Take an ONLINE orientation course with the Red Cross to help you become familiar with their mission.
• Give blood.
  • Read stories from people who have received blood.
  • To give blood, you need to be 17 years old or older, be in good health, and weight at least 110 lbs.

Elementary and Middle School Heroes

While too young to donate blood themselves, students at an Ohio middle school recruited donors–parents, family members, faculty, friends, neighbors–for a blood drive. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE for more information on organizing your own blood drive.

• Get Trained
  • You can take courses with the Red Cross. They offer courses in CPR, First Aid, Babysitting, HIV AIDS education, lifeguarding, and water safety. For more information on their courses, click here.
• Write a letter to military personnel as part of the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.

For more information about getting involved with the Red Cross, click here.

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The organization was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller and his wife Linda. Today, the organization has built over 300,000 houses around the world. There are a variety of ways in which you can get involved.

• Habitat for Humanity website
• Donate to Habitat
• View Opportunities to Volunteer or get involved with Habitat in your area

Did you know that Habitat for Humanity has programs for kids as young as 5 years old?  They do. They have youth programs and programs for parents, teachers, and youth leaders.  Find out more here.

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If you have ever volunteered with Habitat, share your story. Contact us and tell us your story.

• 1 Package of butter recipe cake mix
• 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 15 oz can of pumpkin
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 Cup confectioners sugar

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Prepare cake mix as directed on package but OMIT the water and ADD the can of pumpkin instead.
3. Add cinnamon.
4. Mix well and spoon into paper lined cupcake trays.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. Frosting–mix cream cheese and confectioners sugar until blended and frost when cupcakes are completely cooled.

ENJOY!

Submitted by: Carol Laurie (Staten Island, NY)

Ingredients:

• 1 Package Spice cake mix
• 1 PackageVanilla instant pudding(3.4 oz)
• 1 Cup of canned pumpkin
• 1 Package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 Cup sugar
• 1 Egg

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
3. Add DRY pudding mix and pumpkin and mix well.
4. Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
5. Beat cream cheese, sugar and egg until creamy.
6. Add 1 teaspoon-full of mixture over each cupcake.
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes.

ENJOY!

Submitted by: Carol Laurie (Staten Island, NY)