Math - Grade 3- Measurement

Length

100

What is length?

How long something is

200

What tool do we use when measuring length?

Ruler

300

What is the order from smallest to largest of customary units of measurement for length

inches

feet

yards

miles

400

Name an object you could measure using inches.

Answers will vary.

500

How many centimeters are in a meter?

100

Perimeter

100

The length of my sides are 7cm, 6cm, 6cm and 7cm, what is my perimeter?

26 cm

200

The Perimeter of a square is 24cm. How long is each side?

6 cm

300

What is perimeter?

The distance or outline around something (object, polygon)

400

How do you calculate perimeter of an object?

Add all of the sides together!

500

Ms. DeZabala bought 20 meters of fencing to enclose her rectangular garden. The length of her garden is 6 meters. How wide is her garden?

4 meters

Estimation

100

What is the best estimate for the height of your teacher?

A. 5 yards

B. 5 feet

C. 5 inches

D. 5 meters

B. 5 feet

200

Which object would fit approximately 2 quarts of liquid?

A. Swimming pool

B. Yogurt

C. Pitcher of lemonade

D. Bottle of soda

C. Pitcher of lemonade

300

Which unit would you use to measure the length of a paper clip?

A. centimeters

B. feet

C. inches

D. yards

A. centimeters

400

What is the best estimate for the capacity of a bathtub?

A. 1 gallon

B. 20 quarts

C. 40 quarts

D. 50 gallons

D. 50 gallons

500

What unit would I use to measure the amount of liquid in my pitcher of juice?

A. gallons

B. cups

C. pints

D. liters

D. liters

Liquid Volume/Capacity

100

What is the smallest customary unit of capacity/volume? 

cups 

200

A quart is similar in size to which metric measurement?

liters

300

Is it possible to measure the capacity of a candy bar? Why or why not?

No because a candy bar is not a liquid.

400

What is capacity or liquid volume?

The amount of space a liquid takes up or the amount of liquid in a container

500

Name two items that can be measured in liters.

Soda bottle

Pitcher

Area

100

What is area?

The inside of a shape. 

200

What is the area of a rectangular garden whose length is 5 inches and width is 3 inches?

15 in² 

300

What is the area of a square room that has a side length of 10 feet?

100 square feet

400

How do you find the area of a rectangle without seeing the square units? 

length x width

500

What is the area of an array that has 6 rows and 5 in each row? Draw the array and tell me the area!

30