Estimate it!
About how many inches wide is your thumbnail?
3-5 inches
How many inches is your pencil box?
_____ in.
With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. inches b. feet c. yards
a. inches
If there are 12 inches in a foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?
12 x 2 = 24 inches
Miller drinks lots of water. Every day he drinks 8 pints of water. How much water would he drink about a week?
8 pints x 7 days = 56 pints
Estimate how tall the door is in yards.
2 yards
How many pounds is your pencil box?
____ lbs
With which unit would you measure a soccer field? a. inches b. feet c. yards
c. yards
If there are 4 quarts in 1 gallon, how many quarts are in 3 gallons?
3 gallons x 4 pints = 12 pints
There are 12 quarts in 3 gallons.
Katie is 36 inches tall. Mr. Moody is 72 inches tall. How much taller is Mr. Moody than Katie?
72-36 = 36 inches taller
Mr. Moody is 36 inches taller than Katie.
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
What measurement would you use to measure the amount of water in a drinking glass?
cups
Which unit would you use to measure the amount of food to feed a large dog? a. cups b. pints c. quarts d. gallons
b. pints
Which would you want, a pint of ice cream or a quart of ice cream? Why?
Answer varies based on reason.
Ms. Dobbin has 6 flower beds in her yard. She waters 5 of the flower beds with 4 gallons of water every day and the other one with 6 gallons of water. How many gallons of water does she use for her flower beds daily?
5x4= 20
20 + 6 = 26 gallons
Ms. Dobbin uses 26 gallons of water everyday.
Which is the best estimate for the capacity of a bathtub? a. 60 gallons b. 60 cups c. 6 gallons
a. 60 gallons
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
With which unit would you measure the mass of a pencil? a. ounces b. pounds
a. ounces
Jack and Jill are putting rocks into a basket. If Jack puts in 23 pounds of rocks and Jill puts in the 16 pounds of rocks and it weighs 50 pounds, what is the weight of the basket?
23+16 = 39 pounds
50-39 = 11 pounds
The basket weighs 11 pounds.
If a tank of water holds three times the amount of water as a water bottle, what is the capacity of the tank if the water bottle is 3 cups?
3 x 3 = 9
The tank's capacity is 9 cups.
Which is the best estimate for the weight of a desk? a. 1 pound b. 5 ounces c. 5 pounds
c. 5 pounds
Would you use pounds or ounces to measure the mass of a large full balloon?
ounces
With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear? a. inches b. feet c. yards Estimate the length of a person's ear.
inches. Estimation: 1 inch
Peter has 35 ounces of cheese. If he eats 3 ounces of cheese every day for a week, how many ounces will he have left?
3 ounces x 7 = 21 ounces
35 - 21 = 14
He will have 14 ounces of cheese left.
Challenge: Sawyer measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Chance measured that the bulletin board was 2 yards long. Which was longer, the bulletin board or the bookcase?
(Hint: There are 3 feet in a yard)
The bookcase is longer.
Bookcase= 7 feet long
Bulletin board= 2 yards x 3 feet = 6 feet long