Measurement Tools and Units

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 the length of a pencil?

• pennies

• centimeters

• meters

Which unit of measurement would be best to measure the length of a paper airplane?

• inches

• meters

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

___________ would be the BEST nonstandard tool for measuring the height of a rectangular prism?

Select all of the examples of nonstandard units of measurement.

• meter stick

• paperclips

• popcorn

• unifix cubes

Select all of the nonstandard tools that could be used to measure the length of a triangle.

• ruler

• crayons that are equivalent in length

• yarn

• yardstick

• popsicle sticks

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.

Which nonstandard units of measurement COULD NOT be used to measure the length of a shape?

• hand span

• yarn

• sand

• cotton balls

Which nonstandard tool would be BEST for measuring the volume of a cone?

• yardstick

• ruler

• Skittles

• scale