Measurement Benchmarks

the amount of liquid a bathtub holds

• ounce

• gallon

• cup

• teaspoon

the amount of liquid a water bottle holds.

• milliliter

• liter

• gram

• meter

Which is the better estimate for the length of a car?

• 12 miles

• 12 feet

Which is the better estimate for the amount of liquid a drinking glass holds?

• 8 ounces

• 8 quarts

What would you use to measure a football field?

• feet

• centimeters

• yards

The height of a computer

• inch

• foot

• yard

• mile

This is metric now.

mass of a grasshopper

• liter

• gram

• kilogram

• ounce

Which is the better estimate for the mass of a chicken egg?

• 50 grams

• 50 kilograms

What do you use to measure an inch?

• baseball bat

• 5 laps around Scroggins

• a car

• fingertip to knuckle

One meter equals

• 10 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

• 1,000 centimeters

• 20 centimeters