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How Long Is My Foot? Measuring with Anything

Measure the same things with paper clips, blocks and a ruler and discover why we need standard units.

Grade 1Math ChallengeExperimentMathMeasurementNumber SenseBeginner25 to 40 min5 materials

What you'll learn

  • Measure by placing units end to end with no gaps
  • Notice that different units give different numbers
  • Explain why a ruler is useful

Objective

Measure lengths with different non-standard units and see why everyone needs to use the same unit.

STEM concepts

Units of measurementMeasuringComparingWhy standards matter
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