inches vs. centimeters
Which estimate makes the most sense for the height of a second grader? Choose: 40 centimeters, 40 inches, 40 feet, or 40 meters. Explain your choice in one sentence.
40 Inches, because 40 cm is too small and 40 feet and 40 meters are too big
Which tool would you use to measure the length of a hallway: a ruler marked in inches or a meter stick?
Label a number line for a line plot that shows whole-number inches from 6 to 12. (Write the numbers you would put on the line.)
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Jada measures a pencil and gets 9 and 17. Which measurement is in centimeters and which is in inches? Explain in one sentence why.
9 cm, because 17 inches would be too big for a pencil
A frog jumped 37 inches, then 25 inches, then 29 inches. How far did it jump altogether?
91 inches
Here are dog heights in inches: 7, 8, 7, 9, 8, 7. H7ow many X's would you make for 7?
3 X's
True or false: A measurement of 150 centimeters is longer than 150 inches. Explain with a short reason.
False, cm are shorter than inches
Rectangle A is 30 centimeters long. Rectangle B is 18 centimeters long. How many centimeters longer is Rectangle A than Rectangle B? Show subtraction.
12 cm
Given this line plot of dog heights (in inches):7, 8, 7, 9, 8, 7,6,7, 8, 9 How many dogs are there total?
Ten
A friend says a second grader is about 120 centimeters tall and another friend says about 120 meters tall. Which friend is correct?
The friend that says 120 centimeters tall.
Jada estimates the hallway is 85 meters. Han estimates 45 meters. Whose estimate is greater? By how many meters?.
Jada, by 40 meters
Use the dog heights above (7, 8, 7, 9, 8, 7). Complete a line plot by listing each number from 6 to 10 and placing X's for each measurement.
Show Miss Garland your Line Plot
You measure a crayon as 11 inches and another crayon as 20 centimeters. Which crayon is longer?
They are about the same OR the crayon that is 20 centimeters is a little longer
The actual hallway length is 78 meters. Which estimate (95 or 65) is closer to 78?
95-78=17
78-65=13 so 65 is closer to 78 since it is only 13 away
What do the X's represent in a line plot?
How much or how many of something was recorded?