Camping Trip Length Guesses
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Use camp helpers and things you know to estimate lengths.
Use a camp helper
Read the camp helpers. Use them to estimate each length.
Camp helpers
1 centimeter is about as wide as a blueberry.
1 inch is about as long as one marshmallow.
1 foot is about as long as Dad's hiking boot.
1 meter is about as long as a guitar.
1 centimeter is about as wide as a blueberry.
1 inch is about as long as one marshmallow.
1 foot is about as long as Dad's hiking boot.
1 meter is about as long as a guitar.
1.
A tent stake is about as long as 7 marshmallows lined up end to end. About how long is the tent stake?
2.
The trail sign post is about as tall as 2 guitars stacked end to end. About how tall is the post?
3.
Ruby's walking stick is about as long as 4 of Dad's hiking boots placed heel to toe.
The walking stick is about feet long.
4.
Omar finds a pinecone. It is about as long as 9 blueberries in a row.
The pinecone is about centimeters long.
Use one thing to estimate another
Use the length you know to estimate the new length.
5.
The camp lantern is about 10 inches tall. The big water jug is about as tall as 2 lanterns stacked up.
The water jug is about inches tall.
6.
The cooler is about 2 feet long. The picnic table is about as long as 3 coolers in a row.
The picnic table is about feet long.
7.
The tent is about 2 meters long. The camper van parked next to it is about as long as 3 tents in a row. About how long is the camper van?
Check the estimates
Think about the real size of each camping thing.
8.
Is each camping thing shorter or longer than 1 foot? Sort them.
9.
Match each camping thing to its best estimate.
10.
The campers made some estimates. Is each estimate too big, too small, or about right?
11.
Mila thinks the picnic table bench is about 5 feet long. Explain how she could use Dad's hiking boot to check if her estimate makes sense.