Vocabulary customary units of length: 1 inch = from about the tip of the thumb to first knuckle (measured using a ruler) 1 foot = 12 inches, from about the elbow to wrist (measured using a ruler)
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Notes Steps: 1. Determine which measuring tool to use. 2. Align the edge of the object to the edge of the ruler. 3. Follow the object to the point on the ruler where the object ends.
1 yard = 36 inches or 3 feet, arm span (measured using a yardstick or tape measure)
1. Determine and use the best U.S. Customary Unit of measurement to measure the width of your Beyond the Basic Facts notebook.
2. Determine and use the best U.S. Customary Unit of measurement to measure the width of the white board.
Recap today’s lesson with one or more of the following MP questions: MP5: What tool did you use to help you solve the problem? MP6: What do you need to do to ensure your answers are correct when
measuring?
MP7: What concepts or rules helped you determine how to measure