Vocabulary
When you ________ the length, height, or width of something, you make your best guess.
estimate
How many inches long is your pencil? Show a friend to check your work.
Your friend will tell you if you're correct.
a.centimeters b. meters
____________ is the distance from one end to the other end of an object.
About how many centimeters long is a paperclip - 5 centimeters or 5 inches?
About 5 centimeters
Which unit would you use to measure a soccer field?
a. inches b. feet c. yards
c. yards
How many feet are in one yard?
3 feet
___________ is how tall an object is from bottom to top.
Height
About how many feet long is our classroom?
Count the tiles! Each tile is one foot.
Which unit would you use to measure the height of a person?
feet
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100 centimeters
A ________ is a standard unit of length equal to 3 feet.
yard
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
Which unit would you use to measure the length of our library?
a. feet b. inches c. yards
c. yards
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 4 yards?
12 feet
A _________ is a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters.
Meter
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)
Which unit would you use to measure the length of a person's ear?
a. centimeters b. feet c. yards
centimeters
Read carefully: If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many inches are in 2 yards?
72 inches