2nd Grade Measurement
What is the name of the measuring tool used to measure small objects?
A ruler.
Which is bigger centimeters or meters?
meters
The length of a piece of paper is 30 centimeters.
Ann draws lines to divide it into equal parts.
The length of each part is 5 centimeters.
How many lines/parts does she draw?
6
Which unit can be used to measure the length of a hamster?
centimeters or inches
Which is smaller feet or inches?
inches
Laurie has a jump rope that is 35 inches long. She needs to find someone that has more rope so that she can make her rope 70 inches llong.
How much rope does she need to find?
35 inches
Would you use centimeters or meters to measure an eraser?
centimeter
Put the 3 items in order from shortest to tallest. pencil, eraser, crayon.
eraser, crayon, pencil
There were 168 birds on a tree. Then 69 of the birds flew away. How many birds are left on the tree?
What is the keyword(s) that help you decide what operation to use?
left
What unit is about the size of your pinky?
centimeter
What is the height of the door?
2m or 200cm
Andrea has a HUGE fruit roll-up that is 33 inches long. Debbie has one too but he ate some of it and only has 15 inches left. How much longer is Andrea's than Debbie's?
18 inches
How many inches are in a foot?
12 inches
John measures the length of his desk in centimeters.
Then he measures it in meters.
Which is greater, the measurement in centimeters or meters and why?
Centimeters is greater because the measurement in centimeters is greater than the measurement in meters. This is because 1 centimeter is shorter than 1 meter.
Mary, Hudson, and Michelle were in a 200 yard race.
When Mary finished the race, Hudson was 17 yards and Michelle was 37 yards from the finish line.
Who ran further Hudson or Michelle?
How much further?
Hudson ran further,
37-17=10 yards
Hudson ran 10 more yards than Michelle.