NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Measuring with Paper Clips

  • 1 Write how many paper clips were used to measure each object.

    • A A pair of scissors and a paper clip train. The pair of scissors is as long as the paper clip train. In the paper clip train: paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip.

      _______________ paper clips

    • B A picture of flowers and a paper clip train. The picture of flowers is as long as the paper clip train. In the paper clip train: paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip.

      _______________ paper clips

    • C A necklace and a paper clip train. The necklace is as long as the paper clip train. In the paper clip train: paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip, paper clip.

      _______________ paper clips

    • D A key and a paper clip train. The key is as long as the paper clip train. In the paper clip train: paper clip, paper clip, paper clip.

      _______________ paper clips

  • 2 Put the objects above in order from shortest to longest. Write the letters.

    _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

NOTE

Students use paper clips as a unit of measurement to determine the length or height of different objects.

MWI Measuring With Units


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Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and SpaceĀ®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Building Numbers and Solving Story Problems Unit 2 Comparing and Combining Shapes Unit 3 How Many of Each? How Many in All? Unit 4 Fish Lengths and Fraction Rugs Unit 5 Number Games and Crayon Problems Unit 6 Would You Rather Be an Eagle or a Whale? Unit 7 How Many Tens? How Many Ones? Unit 8 Blocks and Buildings