Measuring with Non-Standard Units

Explore measuring length and height using everyday objects as non-standard units for Grade 2 math.

Grade 2 Math MeasurementNon-standard Units

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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort AnswerOrdering

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.3

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mathgrade 2measurementnon-standard unitslengthheight

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Use the provided non-standard units to measure the objects.

1. Use your pencil to measure the length of your desk. My desk is about pencils long.

2. Use your hand span (the distance from your thumb to your pinky when stretched) to measure the width of a book. The book is about hand spans wide.

3. Look at the image below. If one paperclip is this long:

Estimate how many paperclips long the crayon is in the picture. The crayon is about paperclips long.

1. Which non-standard unit would be best to measure the length of a classroom?

Erasers

Steps

Crayons

Paperclips

1. The length of an object changes if you use different non-standard units (like pencils vs. erasers).

True

False

1. Why is it important to start measuring from one end of an object and continue without gaps or overlaps when using non-standard units?

Imagine you measured three objects using paperclips. Order them from shortest to longest by writing the number in the box.

A glue stick (8 paperclips)

A pencil (10 paperclips)

A crayon (6 paperclips)