Standard Measurement

Do these words sound familiar?

Inch FootYard

MileTell your neighbor everything you know about each of these.

How big do you think an inch is?

Show me with your fingers.

Search the room for 3 things you think are an inch long.

Now it’s time to find out how well you can

estimate how big an inch is?

Measure the items you chose with a ruler.

How close were you?

Which is longer, an inch or a centimeter?

An Inch!! Way to go!About how much longer?A little more than

twice as long.

What about a foot? How big do you think it is?

Show me with your hands.Search the room for 3 things you think are a foot long.

Lets find out how you did.

Measure the items you chose with a ruler.

How close were you?

About how many cm are there in a foot?

About 30!! Great!

Do you think your luck will continue?

Show me with your arms, how long you think a yard is.

What in the room do you estimate to be a yard?

Let’s find out.

We’ll measure it together.

How did we do?

Which is longer, a meter or a yard?

A meter!! Way to go!About how much longer?About 9 cm or 3

inches.

Now let’s find out how much you know about

converting inches, feet, and yards.

Look at your ruler. How long is the ruler?

1 Foot – Right!How many inches are in a foot?

12 – WooHoo!

Look at your ruler and the yard stick.

How many feet are in the yard stick?

3 Feet – Right!

How can you remember these conversions?

Draw a picture, write a story, poem or song to help you remember.

12 inches = 1 foot3 feet = 1 yard

Now lets practice converting inches, feet, and yards.

You can use a bar model to help you.

1 Yard

1 foot

1 yd = 3 ft

How Many feet are in 11 yards and 2 feet?

We multiply the 11 yards by 3 ft to get the number of feet in 11 yards, and then add on the 2 feet.

11 yd 2 ft =

= 11 X 3 ft 2 ft

= 33 ft 33 ft + 2 ft = 35 ft

35 ft

11 yd

3 ft

So we multiply 11 yards by 3 feet in each of those yards

Now you try some!

You can use a bar model to help you.

3 yd 2 ft is ____ longer than 3 yards

3 yd 2 ft = _____ feet

A rope is 15 yd 2 ft long. What is its length in feet?

3 yd 2 ft is ____ longer than 3 yards

3 yd 2 ft = _____ feet

A rope is 15 yd 2 ft long. What is its length in feet?