Estimate it!
How many inches is your science book?
9 in.
With which unit would you measure a crayon?
a. centimeters b. meters
a. centimeters
Angelo's paper was 12 inches long. How many feet was her paper?
1 foot
How many centimeters long is a big paperclip?
5 cm
With which unit would you measure a soccer field?
a. inches b. feet c. yards
c. yards
Tessa measured that her dresser was 2 yards long. How many feet did she have?
6 feet
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard?
a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
If an eyebrow is about 3 cm long, how many centimeters are 2 eyebrows?
6 centimeters
With which unit would you measure the height of a person?
feet
Logan measured that his bathtub was 140 centimeters long. Was his bathtub longer or shorter than 1 meter?
longer than one meter. (Because 1 meter = 100 cm. 140 cm > 100 cm... so the bathtub is longer than 1 meter.)
Which is the best estimate for height of Ms. Roma?
a. 5 feet b. 5 meters c. 5 centimeters
a. 5 feet
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
With which unit would you measure the length of our library? a. feet b. centimeters c. meters
c. meters
Is a tissue box 1 yard or 1 foot?
1 foot
What is the best estimate for the length of a skunk?
a. 20 inches b. 20 feet c. 20 yards
a. 20 inches
How many inches long is your desk?
24 in.
With which unit would you measure the length Mr. Rieder's nose? a. centimeters b. feet c. yards
centimeters
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
Aimee measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Jason measured that the bulletin board was 2 yards long. Which was longer, the bulletin board or the bookcase?
The bookcase, because the bookcase was 2 yards and 1 foot long.