Craft Camp: Measure It Two Ways
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Measure in inches and in centimeters, then compare the numbers.
Read two rulers
Each craft supply is measured twice: once with an inch ruler and once with a centimeter ruler.
1.
Ella measures a ribbon for a bracelet.
The ribbon is inches long.
The ribbon is centimeters long.
2.
Luis measures his favorite crayon.
The crayon is inches long.
The crayon is centimeters long.
3.
Look at the crayon again. Why is the number of centimeters bigger than the number of inches?
4.
Owen's eraser does not start at 0 on the inch ruler. Measure carefully.
The eraser is inches long.
The eraser is centimeters long.
Bigger unit, smaller number
When the unit is longer, it takes fewer of them to measure the same thing.
5.
Nia's sketchbook is 9 inches long. Which could be its length in centimeters?
6.
A foot is longer than an inch.
Omar measures a rug in feet and then in inches. He will count inches than feet.
7.
A meter is longer than a centimeter.
Ava measures the art cabin in meters and then in centimeters. She will count meters than centimeters.
8.
Jamal measured a small craft table twice. He got 2 and 24. Which units did he use?
9.
Pablo will measure the cabin door three ways: in centimeters, in feet, and in inches. Which unit will give him the smallest number?
Could it be true?
Use what you know about the size of each unit.
10.
Each card tells the length of one object, measured two ways to the nearest whole unit. Circle every card that could be true.
11.
Grace measured her scarf. She says it is 30 inches long and also 30 centimeters long. Can both numbers be right? Explain.