Ruler
How much longer?
How much shorter?
Which tool do I choose?
Object length
100

The two units of measurement on a ruler.

What are centimeters and inches?

100

Linda's pencil is 4 inches.

Maya's pencil is 3 inches.

Linda's pencil is ___ inches longer than Maya's.

What is 1 inch?

100

Kramer's paper clip is 4cm.

Jude's paper clip is 3cm.

Jude's paper clip is ___ centimeters shorter than Kramer's.

What is 1cm?

100

The best unit to measure a football field.

What is a meter or yard?

100

The length of a pencil.(in)

What is 7 inches?

200

The length of a ruler.

What is 1 foot (12 inches)?

200

Julia's shoe is 12cm.

Lucy's shoe is 15cm.

Lucy's shoe is ____ centimeters longer.

What is 3cm?

200

Juan's backpack is 20 inches.

Taylor's backpack is 17 inches.

Taylor's backpack is ___ inches shorter than Juan's.

What is 3 inches?

200

The unit that would be best to measure a pencil.

What are inches?

200

The length of a shoe.(in)

What is 11 inches?

300
The amount of feet in a yard.

What is 3?

300

3 inches longer than 6 inches.

What is 9 inches?

300

6 centimeters shorter than 13 centimeters.

What is 7 cm?

300

The unit best used to measure a door.

What is a yard or meter stick?

300

The length of a glue stick. (cm)

What is 6cm?

400

The bigger unit: inches or centimeters.

What are inches?

400

4 cm longer than 8cm.

What is 12cm?

400

5 feet shorter than 15 feet.

What is 10 feet?

400

The unit best used to measure an eraser.

What are centimeters?
400

The length of a desk. (ft)

What is 3 feet?
500

If I measured an object with inches and centimeters, which number would be bigger? Why?

What is centimeters? Because centimeters are smaller so the numbers get bigger, faster.

500

Hayden has 5 inch scissors.

Mrs. Bowen has 8 inch scissors.

Mrs. Bowen's scissors are ___inches longer than Hayden's.

What is 3 inches?

500

Ryan's blanket is 4 feet.

Grayson's blanket is 7 feet.

Ryan's blanket is ___ feet shorter than Grayson's.

What is 3 feet?
500

The best unit to measure a carpet square.

What is a foot?

500

The length of scissors?(cm)

What is 10cm?