Measure with Ruler
Measure the length of your crayon with your centimeter.
Ms. Sanders will check. Answer with centimeters.
Measure your pencil with paper clips.
Ms. Sanders will check.
If Ribbon A is 10cm and Ribbon B is 5cm, how much longer is Ribbon A than Ribbon B? Give your answer in centimeters and use a tape diagram.
10cm - 5cm = 5cm
How many centimeters are on our meter stick?
100 centimeters
5+3=
5+3=8
Measure your pencil with your centimeter ruler.
Ms. Sanders will check. Answer needs to have centimeters!
Ms. Sanders will check.
Vanessa is using a 10 cm ribbon and a 5cm ribbon to wrap a gift. If she tapes the ribbons together with no overlap, how many centimeters of ribbon does she have altogether?
10cm + 5cm = 15cm
Which tool would you use to measure the door?
Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?
Meter stick
18+7=
18+7=25
Which is longer, a 9 centimeter crayon or a 11 centimeter pencil?
11 centimeter pencil
Estimate the length of my crayon in paper clips.
2 paper clips
A grasshopper jumped 7 centimeters forward and 4 centimeters back and then stopped. If the grasshopper started at 18cm, where did the grasshopper stop? Use your ruler like a number line to help you.
21cm
Which tool is the same width as your pinky?
Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?
Centimeter cubes
1cm + ___cm = 10cm
1cm + 9cm = 10cm
How much longer is a 11 centimeter pencil than a 9 centimeter crayon?
11cm -9cm = 2cm
Which is a more reliable measurement tool, the paper clip or the ruler?
Ruler.
Bill throws his bean bag 5 meters, which was 2 meters farther than Samantha threw her bean bag. How far did Samantha throw her bean bag? Draw a diagram or picture to show the length of their throws.
5m - 2m = 3m
Which tool would you use to measure your math workbook?
Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?
Ruler.
25-4=
25-4= 21
Measure your pencil with your centimeter ruler and your paper clips.
Ms. Sanders will check. Both have to be right!
Why is the number of centimeters larger than the number of paperclips in your measurements?
Centimeters have shorter length units than paper clips, so more centimeters are needed to measure than paper clips.
Sarah threw her bean bag 3 meters farther than Bill. Bill threw his bean bag 5 meters. Who won the contest? How do you know?
5 meters + 3 meters = 8 meters
Samantha and Bill are having a bean bag throwing contest and need to measure each of their throws. Which is the most appropriate tool to measure their far throws?
Ruler, paper clips, meter stick, or centimeter cubes?
Meter stick
20cm - 15cm=
20cm - 15cm= 5cm