2.MD.2 Slides

This is a ruler. It measures inches or centimeters.

It is great for measuring small things.

This is a yard-stick. There are 36 inches or 3 feet in one yard.

It is great for measuring larger things.

These are tape measures. They come in many lengths. Some are large and some are small.

It is good for measuring around an object, or for large projects.

Multiple Choice

There are ____ inches in a foot.

• 10
• 12
• 6
• 15

Multiple Choice

There are ___ feet in a yard.

• 3
• 5
• 10
• 2

Multiple Choice

There are ___ inches in a yard.

• 36
• 48
• 24
• 12

An iphone is about 6 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide.

​​iphone

​The average door is 6ft, 8 inches tall.

​​Door

The average school bus is about 40 feet long.

​​School Bus

A football field is 100 yards long!

​​Football Field

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure your shoe?

• yard stick

• Hammer
• Screwdriver
• Ruler

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure your height?

• Measuring tape

• yard stick

• Ruler
• Scale

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure your mom's car?

• Tape measure or yard stick

• ruler

• Scale
• Thermometer

Multiple Choice

What tool would you use to measure a lamp?

• yard stick

• ruler

• Hammer
• thermometer

Estimating means, guessing, but you want to try and guess as close to correct as possible.

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Estimating...

Multiple Choice

Estimate the length of your pencil.

• 6 feet

• 2 inches

• 1 yard

• 6 inches

Multiple Choice

How tall is your teacher?

• 5 yards

• 24 inches

• 5 feet

• 36 feet

Multiple Choice

Estimate the length of your binder.

• 12 inches

• 12 feet

• 12 yards

• 2 feet

Multiple Choice

"About" is another word for estimate. About how long is your bed?

• 2 feet

• 2 yards

• 6 yards

• 24 feet

You may have to convert lengths. If I have a 24" pillow, the pillow is also 2 feet. (12 inches=1 foot)

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Converting lengths

Multiple Choice

Jason's blanket is 1 yard long. How many inches long is the blanket?

• 48 inches
• 36 inches
• 24 inches
• 12 inches

Multiple Choice

Students are cutting a roll of paper to fit a bulletin board for their teacher. The board is 6 feet long. If the students are using a yard stick, how many yards will they need to cut?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 5

Multiple Choice

Macie caught a fish that was 26 inches long. Rob caught a fish that was 2 feet long. Who has the longest fish?

• Macie
• They both have the same length fish
• Rob
• Neither of them have the longest fish

Multiple Choice

Bruce is building a porch and needs to cut boards that are 8 feet long. How many inches will that be on his tape measure?

• 120 inches
• 96 inches
• 72 inches
• 84 inches

Congrats! You are DONE!