Vocabulary
Name 2 units of measurement from the customary units
feet, inches, yards
How many inches are in a foot?
12 inches
What is the smallest unit of measure in the metric system?
millimeters
My room is 5 meters long. How many centimeters long is my room?
500 centimeters
36 inches equals how many feet?
3 feet
Name 2 units from the metric system
meters, centimeters, millimeters
How many feet are in a yard?
How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
10 millimeters
Jack's foot is 5 inches long. His brother's foot is 8 inches longer. How long is his brother's foot?
13 inches long
Which unit of measurement is greater; centimeter or inch?
inch
How long or how far away something is
length
How many inches are in a yard?
36 inches
How many centimeters are in a meter?
100 centimeters
The pool is 21 feet wide. How many yardsticks would it take to measure the width of the pool?
7 yardsticks
True or false. Centimeters are in the Customary unit of measure.
False, centimeters are a unit in the metric system.
To find a number close to an exact amount.
Estimate
What is the smallest unit of measure using the customary unit system?
Inches
How many millimeters are in a meter?
1,000 millimeters
Andrew measured his backyard with a centimeter ruler. What would be a better tool to measure his yard with?
Measuring tape
True or false. There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter.
True
To find length using standard or nonstandard units.
Measure
How many feet are in 12 yards?
36 feet
How many millimeters are in 60 centimeters?
600 millimeters
Carter's scooter is 4 feet long. Lacey's scooter is 49 inches long. Whose scooter is longer, and how much longer?
Lacey's scooter; 1 inch longer
My room is 459 centimeters wide. My sister's room is 5 meters wide. How much longer is my sister's room?
41 centimeters longer