Conversions
1ft = ? in
12!
A blue line is 6 inches long.
A red line is 8 inches long.
Which line is shorter? How much shorter is it?
8 - 6 = 2
The blue line is shorter!
The blue line is 2 inches shorter than the red line!
Ms. Tatman buys 15 feet of ribbon. Then she buys another 15 feet of ribbon. Her daughter uses 8 feet of her ribbon.
How many feet of ribbon does Ms. Tatman have left?
15 + 15 = 30
30 - 8 = 22
Ms. Tatman has 22 feet of ribbon left!
When measuring a BIG object, I need MORE OF ...
a. Small unit of measure
b. Big unit of measure
a. Small unit of measure
I will need MORE OF the smaller unit of measure than I need of the big units of measure.
what measurement is the smallest?
centimeters
feet
yards
inches
CENTIMETERS !
The woods path is 14 inches long.
The sidewalk path is 26 inches long.
Which path is longer? How much longer is it?
26 - 14 = 12
The sidewalk path is longer, it is 12 inches longer than the woods path!
Ms. Sadler has a rope that is 48 inches long. Ms. Balog's rope is 9 inches longer than hers. Ms. Jones' rope is 4 inches shorter than Ms. Balog's.
How long is Ms. Jones' rope?
48 + 9 = 57
57 - 4 = 53
Ms. Jones' rope is 53 inches long!
When measuring a BIG object, I need FEWER (less) OF ...
a. Small unit of measure
b. Big unit of measure
b. Big units of measure
I will need FEWER (less) OF the big units of measure than I need of the small units of measure.
Is 2 ft MORE THAN or LESS THAN a yard?
LESS THAN A YARD!
2 ft = 24 in
1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in
The hallway has two paths. The total length of the hallway is 43 inches long. One path is 17 inches long.
How long is the other path?
43 - 17 = 26 OR 17 + 26 = 43
The other path is 26 inches long!
Ms. Star grows her hair to be 19 inches long. She gets a trim and cuts 8 inches off. Then her hair grows 10 inches.
How long is Ms. Star's hair now?
19 - 8 = 11
11 + 10 = 21
Ms. Star's hair is 21 inches long now!
Which unit of measure would you need FEWER (less) OF to measure the height of a person?
a. Inches
b. Feet
b. Feet
I would need FEWER (less) FEET than inches to measure someone's height!
48 in = ? ft
Johnny had a piece of yarn. He cut his yarn and gave 23 inches to his friend Danny. Now, Johnny has 16 inches of yarn left.
How much yarn did Johnny have BEFORE he gave some to his friend Danny?
23 + 16 = 39
Johnny had 39 inches of yarn to start!
87 - 22 = 65
65 - 24 = 41
Ms. Balog has 41 inches left over!
Which unit of measure would you need FEWER (less) OF to measure a classroom window?
a. Meters
b. Centimeters
a. Meters
A window is BIG, so I would need LESS (fewer) meters!
If 60 in = 5 ft...
is that MORE THAN or LESS THAN 1 yard
MORE THAN 1 YARD!
1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in
Grace had really long hair. She went to the hairdresser and cut off 28 inches. Her hair is now 15 inches long.
How long was Grace's hair before she got it cut?
28 + 15 = 43
Grace's hair was 43 inches long before she got it cut!
Miss Eggert is 83 inches tall. Ms Jones is 12 inches taller than her. Ms Tatman is 8 inches shorter than Miss Jones.
How tall is Ms Tatman?
83 + 12 = 95
95 - 8 = 87
Ms Tatman is 87 inches tall!
Which unit of measure would you need the MOST OF to measure the length of a truck?
a. inches
b. feet
c. yards
d. all the same
a. inches
A truck is BIG, so you would need MORE OF a smaller measurement!