Measuring with Nonstandard Units

____________ 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

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

• yardstick

• ruler

• Skittles

• scale

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

About how many paper clips are needed to measure the length of the pencil?

• 1 paper clip

• 3 paper clips

• 7 paperclips

How many paper clips does this pencil measure?

• 4 paper clips

• 5 paper clips

• 3 paper clips

• 6 paper clips

The pencil is about --------------------- clips long.

How many apples does this pencil measure?

• 9 apples

• 8 apples

• 7 apples

• 10 apples

The ice-cream stick is about --------- circles long.

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

How long is the pencil?

• 4 cubes

• 5 cubes

• 6 cubes

• 7 cubes