Chapter 15 & 17 Questions

What should you teach students to measure with before using actual units of measurement?

• Just use the actual units of measurement

• Nonstandard units

Answer explanation

With nonstandard units, students can understand a good rationale for standard units?

What helps students focus on the attributes and the measuring process?

• Measuring

• Adding and Subtracting

• Completing Word Problems

• Estimation

Which is NOT a common misconception of measuring length?

•  leaving gaps

• using units that aren’t the same size

• looking at the last number on a ruler

• starting at 1 and not 0 on a ruler

What is taught in measurement? (more than one answer)

• Estimation

• Time

• Money

• Shapes

Wendy has $2.67. That is $1.25 more than what Keith has. How much money does Keith have?

 What is the vocabulary term for the measure of the pull or force of gravity on an object?

• Weight

• Mass

• Area

• Volume

• What is the size of three-dimensional regions (cubic length, cubic inches, etc.)?

• Weight

• Volume

• Area

• Mass

Which questions are often asked in assessments?

• Statistical Questions

• Mathematic Questions

What type of data is ordered numerically, such as on a number line, and could include fractions or decimals (ex. tracking temperature)?

• Numerical

• Categorical

What was your favorite topic of measurement?

• Money

• Time

• Estimation

• Analyzing Data