Nonstandard Units of Measurement

How many cubes does this glue measure

• 4 cubes

• 5 cubes

• 3 cubes

• 6 cubes

How many paperclips long is the pencil?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

How many marbles long is the comb?

• 9

• 6

• 7

• 8

How many beans long is the pencil?

• 12

• 9

• 11

• 10

Arrange the arrows in order from shortest to longest.

• 1, 2, 3

• 2, 1, 3

• 3, 1, 2

The book is 4 erasers long. It is also 3 crayons long. Why are the measurements different?

• The erasers are longer than the crayons.

• The crayons are longer than the erasers.

• The book is very thick and hard to measure.

• The crayons and erasers are different colors.

What is nonstandard unit of measurement?

• Counting numbers

• Using real world objects to measure items

• A rule saying everything must be measured in feet

• The way to measuring with a ruler

Sally wanted to measure the length of a fish. She wanted to use cubes. What if Sally put gaps in between the cubes she was using to measure. Why would this be incorrect?

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Alex, Nick, Justin, and Jose were making predictions about how many cups shown below would fill the water pitcher. Who do you think is correct?

• Alex: 10 of these cups

• Nick: 30 of these cups

• Justin: 100 of these cups

• Josue: 20 of these cups

Vader measured the frame with pencils and paperclips. Which statement is TRUE about Vader's findings?

• Vader found that the length of the frame is the same in pencils and paperclips.

• Vader found that he used more pencils than paperclips to measure the length of the picture frame.

• Vader found that he used more paperclips than pencils to measure the length of the picture frame.

• Vader found that the frame cannot be measured with either of these units of measurement.