Inches/Feet/Yards
What unit would you use to measure a MARKER?
Inches, Feet, or Yards
Inches
A pencil is measured about 5 inches long and the pen is about 6 inches long. Create an equation. Will they fit on a ruler?
5+6=? yes
Tommy's kite is 28 inches long. Emma's kite is 5 inches shorter. How long is Emma's kite?
23 inches long
How many inches are on a ruler?
12 inches
What unit would you use to measure an eraser?
centimeters or meters
Centimeters
What unit would you use to measure a FOOTBALL FIELD?
Inches, Feet, or Yards
Yards
A straw is 15 centimeters long and the nail is 5 centimeters shorter than the straw. Create the equation that matches the problem.
15-5=?
Blake learned that a medical helicopter is 8 meters long and the news helicopter is 4 meters longer. How long is the news helicopter?
12 meters long
What does it mean to estimate?
To make an educated prediction or guess
What unit would you use to measure the length of a swimming pool?
centimeters or meters
meters
Name an object we would measure using feet.
Example: Height of a person, desk, door, etc.
On a ruler, a highlighter starts at 3 inches and stops at 10 inches. How long is the highlighter? Create an equation.
7 inches long
3+__=10 OR 10-3=__
Mal needs a sail for her boat that is 42 feet long. Her sail right now is 17 feet. How many more feet does her sail need?
25 more feet
How many feet are in a yard?
3 feet
Name a real-world object that is about 9 centimeters.
Examples: pencil, marker, pen, straw
When we measure in feet, do we measure using our OWN feet? Why or why not?
Answers may vary
On a ruler, a book starts at 5 centimeters and stops at 27 centimeters. How long is the book? Create an equation.
22 centimeter long
5+__=27 OR 27-5=__
Bella measured her toy train in parts. The engine is 14 centimeters, the car is 9 centimeters, and the caboose is 10 centimeters. How long is the train all together?
33 centimeters long
Which is bigger? A 10 inch piece of paper or a 10 centimeter piece of paper?
10 inch piece of paper.
How many centimeters in a meter? (*hint: think about the song*)
100 centimeters are in 1 meter
How many inches fit on a yardstick?
36 inches
Oh no! My ruler is broken! I can only measure from 2 inch. to the 11 inch. marks. What is the length of the longest item I can measure? Create an equation.
11 - 2 = 9
9 Inches is the LONGEST
Create a word problem that goes with the equation...
32-12=?
Answers may vary
What is bigger, a yardstick or a meter stick?
Meter stick
Are meters and centimeters part of the customary system or the metric system?
Metric System