Measuring Length
Oddballs
Estimating Length
Time
Elapsed Time
100
30 centimeters is about _____inches
What is 12.
100
The total perimeter of a square lot is 40 feet. If each side is equal, how long is each side?
10 feet.
100
Choose the better estimate: The width of a shopping bag, 2 feet or 2 inches.
What is 2 feet
100
Another way to say 4:15 is______.
What is quarter after 4.
100
School begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 2:30 PM. How many hours is that?
What is 6 hours
200
Name a measurement between 2 1/2 and 3 inches
What is 2 3/4
200
Joe is trying to measure the perimeter of a shape. The shape has 6 sides measuring: 6 inches, 7 inches, 10 inches, 13 inches, 3 inches, and 4 1/2 inches. What is the perimeter of his shape?
43 and 1/2 inches
200
Choose the better estimate: The length of a boat, 24 feet or 24 miles.
What is 24 feet
200
Half past 6 is equal to______
What is 6:30?
200
Bill left home at 4:30 P.M. and rode his bike to his friend's house. It took him 45 minutes, and he burned 450 calories. What time did he arrive?
What is 5:15 PM
300
50 millimeters is equal to ____centimeters.
5 centimeters
300
30 centimeters is equal to _____ millimeters
What is 300 millimeters
300
Which is closer to the measurement of a pencil: 1 centimeter or 100 millimeters?
What is 100 millimeters?
300
Quarter to noon is another way of saying________
What is 11:45 AM
300
An airplane left the Williamsburg Airport at 9:50 A.M. and arrived at Detroit, Michigan at 11:45 A.M. How long did the trip take?
What is 1 Hour and 55 minutes
400
How many inches are in 7 feet?
What is 84 inches
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In the customary system, we use miles to measure long distances. What do they use in the metric system?
What is kilometers
400
Which is a better estimate for the length of a sofa: 6 feet or 6 yards?
What is 6 feet
400
Draw a clock that shows 3:30
Teacher discretion
400
Miss Milly began knitting at 8 AM. She spent 4 and a half hours making her grandson a blanket. What time did she finish?
What is 12:30 PM
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: In the customary system, we use miles to measure long distances. What do they use in the metric system?
What is kilometer
500
Which is a better estimate for the length of our classroom: 30 feet or 300 inches?
What is 30 feet
500
Draw a clock that shows 12 sharp
Teacher discretion
500
Jen left school at 3PM. It took her 30 minutes to walk to the library. She spent 2 hours there studying for a big test. Then she walked home. She got home at 6 PM. How long was her walk home?
What is 30 minutes.