This document provides information about reading electric meters. It discusses both analog and digital electric meters. It explains that electric meters measure the amount of electric energy consumed by homes and businesses. It provides instructions for reading analog meters, which involves reading the dials from left to right and recording the lowest number if the pointer is between two numbers. It also explains how to calculate electric consumption by subtracting the previous reading from the present reading and using kilowatt hours (kWh) as the unit of measurement. Examples are given to demonstrate calculating consumption from meter readings.

1. Reading And
Interpreting
Electric Meter
Readings

2. Review on place value and the
relationship of each digit to
another digit in a given number.
1. What is the place value of each
digit?
a. 2456
b. 87697
c. 902782
d. 1276532

3. Motivation
 Ask the pupils the electrical appliances
they have at home. Elicit from them
which of these consume the most
electricity. Ask them how much they
pay for their monthly electric bill.
 How would you help lessen your
electric consumption?
 Why is it important to use electricity
wisely?

4. Presentation:
Present to them the electric
meter model. Have pupils
tell something about it.
Let them move the hands
clockwise and counter
clockwise.

5. What is an electric meter ?
Discussion

6. An electricity meter, electric
meter, electrical meter, or
energy meter is a device that
measures the amount of
electric energy consumed by
a residence, a business, or
an electrically powered
device.

7.  There are two kinds of electric meter:
1. Analog electric meter

8. How to read an analog electric
meter

9. 2. Digital Electric
Meter

10. How to read a digital electric meter

11. Reading an electric meter

12. Read the
following:
1.
2.
3.

13. Read &Compute for the Electrical
Consumption for the month

14. Solve:
The meter shows the
consumption of Cuneta’s
Family for the month of
December and January. What
is the electrical consumption
for the month of January?

15. Reading for the month of December
Reading for the month of January

16. Generalization:
What is electric meter? How
do the dials of the electric
meter move? How do you
read the dials of a meter?
What unit of measure is used
in finding the electrical
consumption?

17. 1. Electric meter is a device that
measures the amount of electric
energy consumed.
2. Read the dials from left to right.
3. If the pointer is between two
numbers, record the lowest
number.
4. If it’s between 9 and 0, record 9.
5. Use kilowatt per hour (kwh) in
calculating electric consumption.

18. Evaluation
Find the electrical consumption for the
following:
1.Previous: 5035 Present:
5534
2.Previous: 7098 Present:
7986
3.Previous: 3478 Present:
4089

19. Additional Activity:
Study the table and compute the kwh
used:
TABLE OF ELECTRIC READINGS
HOUSEHO
LD
PREVIOUS PRESENT KWH
USED
A 2150 2288 A
B 7285 7810 B
C 4605 4938 C
D 6214 6576 D