Vocabulary
Measure it!
Which unit?
Unit conversions
Using a Number Line
100
How long or how far away something is.
Length
100
How many inches is your reading book?
about 11 inches
100
With which unit would you measure a crayon?
a.centimeters b. meters
a. centimeters
100
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
100
How long is the paper clip?
4 centimeters
200
A metric unit for measuring length.
meter or centimeter
200
About how many centimeters long is a paperclip?
About 3 to 5 centimeters
200
With which unit would you measure a soccer field?
a. inches or centimeters
b. feet
c. yards
c. yards
200
How many feet are in one yard?
3 feet.
200
How long is the crayon?
7 centimeters
300
To find length using nonstandard and standard units.
Measure
300
Tricky!!
If an eyebrow is about 3 centimeters long, about how many inches long is the eyebrow?
About 1 inch
(1 inch = a little less than 3 cm)
300
Which unit would you use to measure the height of a person?
feet
300
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100 centimeters.
300
How much longer is the crayon than the paper clip?
3 centimeters
400
A customary unit for measuring length.
inches or feet
400
Would you use a yardstick or an inch ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
400
Which unit would you use to measure the length of our library?
a. feet b. inches c. yards
c. yards
400
If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?
24 inches
400
How much shorter is the paper clip than the crayon?
3 centimeters
500
To find a number close to an exact amount.
Estimate
500
How many inches long is your desk?
About 23 to 24 inches long
500
With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear?
a. centimeters b. feet c. yards
centimeters
500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 2 yards?
6 feet
500
What is the sum of the paper clip and the crayon all together?12 centimeters