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    Non-Standard Units of Measurement: Length and Height

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    This document discusses using non-standard units to measure length and height. It provides examples of measuring objects like rulers, tablets, and mugs using units like paper clips, base ten blocks, and squares. Students are instructed to measure lengths and heights of fairy-tale objects using squares, then draw and measure their own long object. The final activity asks students to estimate and measure a caterpillar's length using units like cubes, paperclips, or legos.

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    This document discusses using non-standard units to measure length and height. It provides examples of measuring objects like rulers, tablets, and mugs using units like paper clips, base ten blocks, and squares. Students are instructed to measure lengths and heights of fairy-tale objects using squares, then draw and measure their own long object. The final activity asks students to estimate and measure a caterpillar's length using units like cubes, paperclips, or legos.

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    This document discusses using non-standard units to measure length and height. It provides examples of measuring objects like rulers, tablets, and mugs using units like paper clips, base ten blocks, and squares. Students are instructed to measure lengths and heights of fairy-tale objects using squares, then draw and measure their own long object. The final activity asks students to estimate and measure a caterpillar's length using units like cubes, paperclips, or legos.

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    Non-Standard Units of Measurement: Length and Height

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    This document discusses using non-standard units to measure length and height. It provides examples of measuring objects like rulers, tablets, and mugs using units like paper clips, base ten blocks, and squares. Students are instructed to measure lengths and heights of fairy-tale objects using squares, then draw and measure their own long object. The final activity asks students to estimate and measure a caterpillar's length using units like cubes, paperclips, or legos.

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    Non-Standard Units of

    Measurement: Length and Height


    22.04.20
    Learning Objective

     WALT: To measure the length and height of objects using


    non-standard measures.
    Longer and Shorter

    Can you find something


    that is longer than your
    hand? Talk to
    your
    Can you find something partner!
    that is shorter than your
    hand?

    Can you find something


    that is longer than your
    foot?
    Thinking
    Time! Can you find something
    that is shorter than your
    foot?
    Measuring Length

     Sometimes it is obvious to identify what might be longer or shorter


    than something. For example we know that an elephant’s trunk is a
    lot longer than a mouse's tail!
    Talk to
    your
    partner!
    Measuring Length

     What non-standard units could we use in our classroom to measure and


    compare lengths?

    Non-standard units of
    measurement can be
    anything that might help us
    to compare lengths!
    Non-standard units of measurement
    Measuring Length

    The ruler is 7 paper clips long. The tablet is 5 paperclips long.

    The ruler is longer than the tablet.


    Measuring Length

    The lollipop and the mug are equal length .

    The lollipop is
    10 base ten blocks long.

    The mug is
    10 base ten blocks long.
    Measuring Length and Height
    How many squares tall is the castle? Let’s count together.

    The palace is 10 squares tall.


    Measuring Length and Height
    How long is the dragon’s body? Let’s count together.

    The dragon’s body is 13 squares long.


    Measuring Length and Height
    How tall is the unicorn? Let’s count together.

    The unicorn is 10 squares tall.


    Measuring Length and Height
    How long is the carriage? Let’s count together.

    The carriage is 12 squares long.


    Measuring Length and Height
    How tall is the knight? Let’s count together.

    The knight is 10 squares tall.


    Measuring Length and Height
    How long is the crown? Let’s count together.

    The crown is 12 squares long.


    Measuring Length and Height
    You can measure with all sorts of things,
    as different units are used to measure the same item.

    How
    9
    3
    Howmanymanysquares
    frogs
    roses
    tall is the shield?

    4
    Activity 1
    In this activity, you are going to measure the
    lengths of the objects using the squares. Please
    remember to double check your answers!

    Once you have measured the fairy-tale objects,


    you are going to draw your own. Have a think of
    something long that you could draw. Once you
    are finished drawing, you are going to measure
    how long it is using the squares!
    Activity 2
    In this activity, you are going to estimate and
    measure the length of the caterpillar using
    different non-standard units of measure. An
    example has been completed for you showing
    that Miss Gronow and Miss Gillin thought that
    the caterpillar would be around 8 cubes long but
    when we measured it, it was actually 10 cubes
    long! Remember, estimating is an important skill
    to practise – don’t worry if the true
    measurement doesn’t match your estimation.

    You can measure using paperclips, counters, Lego


    bricks or something else – it is up to you!
    Diving into Mastery

    Challenge: Dive in by completing your own activity!

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