Measuring in Nonstandard Units

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

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

• yardstick

• ruler

• Skittles

• scale

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

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

• 1 paper clip

• 2 paper clips

• 3 paper clips

• 7 paperclips

• 4 paper clips

• 5 paper clips

• 3 paper clips

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

How many cubes do these scissors measure?

• 4 cubes

• 5 cubes

• 3 cubes

• 6 cubes

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

• 4

• 2

• 5

• 3

How many paper clips does this pencil measure?

• 4 paper clips

• 5 paper clips

• 3 paper clips

• 6 paper clips