Measurement Mania
Which unit is best for measuring the length of a ladybug: an inch, a foot, or a yard?
An inch
The movie started at 1:15 p.m. and ended at 3:30 p.m. How long was the movie?
2 hours and 15 minutes
What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 6 centimeters?
24 cm
Which symbol makes this statement true:
5 kilograms ____ 5000 grams
<, >, =
= (equals)
You are buying string lights to go around your patio. Do you need to calculate Area, Perimeter, or Volume?
perimeter
One quart = 4 cups
How many cups are in 3 quarts of lemonade?
12 cups
Soccer practice is 1 hour and 45 minutes long. If it ends at 3:30pm, what time did it start?
3:45pm
A rectangular garden is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. What is its area?
40 square feet or 40 ft2
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
If a race is 3.5 kilometers long, how many meters is the race?
3,500 meters
You are filling a sandbox with sand. Do you need to calculate Area, Perimeter, or Volume?
volume
The Get-to-Green team weighed 84 ounces of recycling from the classrooms. Is that more or less than 5 pounds?
More than 5 pounds
A cake needs to bake for 55 minutes. If it goes in the oven at 11:20 a.m., what time will it be ready?
12:15 p.m.
True or False: If two rectangles have the same area, they must have the same perimeter.
False (e.g., a $4 \times 4$ and a $8 \times 2$ both have area 16, but perimeters of 16 and 20).
What metric unit would you use to measure the mass of a single paperclip?
gram
A rectangular prism has a length of 5 in, a width of 2 in, and a height of 4 in. What is its volume?
40 in3 (or 40 cubic inches)
12 in = 1 ft, 3 ft = 1 yd
Sarah needs 4 yards of ribbon. The store only sells ribbon by the inch. How many inches does she need to buy?
144 inches
You start your homework at 4:50 p.m. and finish at 7:15 p.m. How many total minutes did you spend on homework?
145 minutes (2 hours and 25 minutes)
The perimeter of a rectangle is 20 inches. If the length is 7 inches, what is the width?
3 inches
Which amount would be the best estimate of liquid in a medicine dropper?
50 milliliters, 500 milliliters, 5 liters
50 milliliters
A cereal box is 10 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 15 cm high. What is the total volume?
300 cubic centimeters (or 300 cm3)
You have a 2-liter bottle of soda. You pour out 500 milliliters. How many milliliters are left in the bottle?
1,500 mL
A train departs at 10:45 a.m. and arrives at 2:20 p.m. How much time has elapsed?
3 hours and 35 minutes.
A swimming pool has a length of 24 feet. It's width is 1/3 of it's length. What is the perimeter of the pool?
64 feet
A furniture builder cut a 3 meter board in half. How many centimeters long is the board now?
150 centimeters
If the volume of a box is 24 cubic feet, and the base area is 12 square feet, what is the height?
2 feet