Measuring Tools Units

Which unit would you use to measure the length of a football field- inches or yards?

• feet

• inches

• mile

• yards

Which unit of measurement would be best for measuring the length of a pencil?

• pennies

• centimeters

• meters

How long is the line?

• 10 centimeters

• 10 meters

• 10 inches

What measurement tools do we use to measure with standard units?

• rulers and meter sticks

• string

• hammer

Which unit of measurement would be best for measuring an elephant's height?

• pennies

• centimeters

• meters

What is the length of the paper clip?

• 6 inches

• 6 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

____________ units of measurement are units of measurement that aren't typically used, such as pencils, paperclips, toothpicks, shoes, or counters.

Select all of the examples of nonstandard units of measurement.

• meter stick

• paperclips

• popcorn

• unifix cubes

Smaller pattern blocks can be used as a nonstandard tool to measure larger 2 dimensional shapes.

• true

• false

Students are using unifix cubes to measure the leaf in the picture above. List three other nonstandard units of measurement that the students could use to measure different size leaves to compare length.