Shorter
Which item is shorter?
a. door
b. book
c. couch
b. Book
a. yard
b. foot
c. inch
a. yard
Kate measured that her dresser was 2 yards long. How many feet long is her dresser?
6 feet
A book is about 11 ______ long.
(fill in the blank with a unit of measurement)
inches
How many inches are in 1 foot?
12 inches
Which is shorter?
a. piece of paper
b. chair
c. paperclip
c. paperclip
Which is longer?
a. classroom
b. car
c. bedroom
Which unit would you use to measure a pencil?
inches
yards
A football field is 100 yards long!
How many feet are in a yard?
3 feet
Which is shorter?
a. 1 yard
b. 1 inch
c. 1 foot
b. 1 inch
Which is longer?
a. 2 feet
b. 20 inches
Hint: 12 inches = 1 foot
a. 2 feet
Sawyer measured her bookshelf and it was 7 feet tall. Logan measured his bed and it was 2 yards long. Who has the longer item?
Sawyer's bookshelf
Which measurement is reasonable for the length of a large swimming pool?
a. 10 feet
b. 10 inches
c. 10 yards
c. 10 yards!
inches would be WAY too small. 10 feet would be a very small pool, more the size of a large hot tub.
How many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet
a. 1 yard
b. 10 feet
c. 20 inches
Hint: 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
Which is longer?
a. 15 yards
b. 10 feet
c. 18 inches
a. 15 yards
Three kids measured the height of a door.
Jeremy's answer was 72 inches.
Ella's answer was 2 yards.
Brayden's answer was 6 feet.
Whose answer is correct?
Hint: 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
All of them! All the measurements are equivalent!
Which is a reasonable estimate for the height of an old tree?
a. 25 inches
b. 25 feet
b. 25 feet
How many inches are in a yard?
36 inches
Which is shorter?
a. 5 feet
b. 5 yards
c. 5,000 inches
Hint: 1 foot = 12 inches
a. 5 feet
Nicole and Gavin made huge banners (signs). Nicole's banner is 3 yards long. Gavin's banner is 6 feet long. Who made the longer banner?
Nicole's Banner!
Two students measured the classroom.
Jacob measured in feet.
Lucas measured in yards.
Who got the smallest number for their answer?
Lucas
He measured in yards which are a larger unit, so he needs less of them to fill the length.
Two kids measured the playground.
Sarah measured in inches.
Bridget measured in feet.
Who got the larger number for their answer?
Sarah!
She measured in inches. Inches are smaller, so you need more of them to measure the space.