Measuring Lines
How many inches long is line segment A?
5 inches
Adrianna, Zoe, and Lily started a garden. Adrianna's sunflower is 11 feet tall. Zoe's sunflower is 13 feet tall. Lily's sunflower is 18 feet tall. How much taller is Lily's sunflower than Adrianna's?
7 feet
Mrs. M wants to measure the length of her pencil. Should she use a ruler, a yardstick, or a measuring tape? Why?
A ruler. Since a pencil is short, Mrs. M should use the inch side of her ruler to measure her pencil.
How many hammers would you have to stack up to reach the height of the ladder? How tall would that stack of hammers be?
4 hammers, 4 bricks tall.
How many inches long is line segment B?
8 inches
Max bought all the sunflowers from Adrianna, Zoe, and Lily's garden. When Max got home, he laid the sunflowers on the ground end-to-end. How long is Max's line of sunflowers?
42 feet
Ms. Epstein wants to figure out how long the recess field is. Should she use a ruler, a yardstick, or a measuring tape?
A yardstick or a measuring tape, since the field is so long.
Which is taller, the dog or the handsaw?
They are the same height (1 1/2 bricks tall)
How many inches long is line segment C?
9 inches
Isla and Winter grew a beanstalk that was 50 feet tall. Isla trimmed 10 feet off the beanstalk. Then Winter trimmed another 5 feet off the beanstalk. How many feet tall is the beanstalk now?
35 feet tall
Ms. Marie measured the length of the classroom in inches. Ms. Lyric measured the length of the classroom in feet. Mrs. Riddle measured the length of the classroom in yards.
Which teacher got the smallest number for an answer? How do you know?
Mrs. Riddle. Since yards are the longest unit of measurement used, Mrs. Riddle needs fewer yards to measure the length of the classroom.
If you stacked all the kids in the picture on top of each other, how tall would that stack of kids be?
6 bricks tall
How much longer is line segment B than line segment A?
3 inches
Brodie's desk is 1 yard long. Nova's desk is 2 feet long. Evelyn says Brodie's desk is longer than Nova's. Do you agree with Evelyn? Why or why not?
Yes, Brodie's desk is longer, because 1yd=3ft
Ms. Marie measured the length of the classroom in inches. Ms. Lyric measured the length of the classroom in feet. Mrs. Riddle measured the length of the classroom in yards.
Which teacher got the largest number for an answer? How do you know?
Ms. Marie. Since inches are the shortest unit of measurement used, Ms. Marie needs more inches to measure the length of the classroom.
How many envelopes would you have to stack on top of each other to reach the height of the dog? How many bricks tall would that stack of envelopes be?
3 envelopes, 1 1/2 bricks tall.
If you added all the line segments together, how long would your line be?
22 inches
Mrs. Riddle's plants are getting too big and she needs to repot them. She wants to figure out how much space she has for bigger pots in her living room. Henry is helping her, and he wants to use all the tools in his toolbox. First, they measure 1 yard. Then, they measure 2 feet. Finally, they measure 12 inches. How many feet of space does Mrs. Riddle have? How do you know?
6 feet, because 1yd=3 feet and 12in=1ft
How many dogs would you have to stack on top of each other to reach higher than the door? How many bricks tall would that stack of dogs be?
4 dogs, 6 bricks tall.