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100
About how many centimeters wide is your thumbnail?
1 cm
100
How many inches is your writers workshop folder from left to right?
_____ in.
100
With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. centimeters b. meters
a. centimeters
100
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
100
Blake's pool is 12 feet long. If Estelle's pool is 5 feet longer than Blake's, what is the TOTAL LENGTH of Blake AND Estelle's pools?
Step 1: 12 + 5 = 17 (Estelle's pool length) Step 2: 12 + 17 = 19 feet The total length of both pools is 19 feet.
200
Estimate how tall the door is in yards.
2 yards
200
How many centimeters long is a paperclip?
____ cm
200
With which unit would you measure a soccer field? a. inches or centimeters b. feet c. yards or meters
c. yards or meters
200
How many feet are in one yard?
3 feet.
200
Katie measured that her room that was 25 feet long. If her brother's room is 6 feet shorter, how long is her brothers room?
Her brother's room is 19 feet long.
300
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
300
Tricky!! If an eyebrow is about 3 cm long, what would the total length of two eyebrows be?
about 6 cm!
300
With which unit would you measure the height of a person?
feet
300
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100 centimeters.
300
Josie made a string of rope at camp. Her string of rope was 17 inches longer than her brothers. If her brother's rope was 18 inches long, how long was Josie's string of rope?
17 + 18 = 35 Josie's rope was 35 inches long
400
Which is the best estimate for height of Mr. Dominic? a. 6 feet b. 6 meters c. 6 centimeters
a. 6 feet
400
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
400
With which unit would you measure the length of our classroom? a. feet b. centimeters c. yards or meters
c. yards or meters.
400
If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?
24 inches
400
Stefan's lego tower was 37 inches tall. Blake's lego tower was 4 feet tall. Who's tower was taller?
Blake's because 4 feet is 48 inches! 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 48
500
Which is the best estimate for the height of a stop sign? a. 10 feet b. 10 inches c. 10 meters
a. 10 feet
500
How many inches long is your desk?
______ in.
500
With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear? a. centimeters b. feet c. yards Estimate the length of a person's ear.
centimeters. Estimation between 4 and 9 centimeters.
500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
500
Eduardo measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Chloe measured that the bulletin board was 2 yards long. Which was longer, the bulletin board or the bookcase?
The bookcase was longer because 2 yards is only equal to 6 feet!