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Non-Standard Units – Exercise 1

Measure objects using non-standard units like blocks and hand spans.

Module

Measurement

Age

Age 6

Duration

8 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    A desk is 6 hand spans wide. A book is 2 hand spans wide. How many more hand spans is the desk?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    You measure a path using footsteps. It takes 10 footsteps. This means the path is...

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Which is a non-standard unit of measurement?

  4. Question 4

    Sequence

    Measuring with cubes: object 1 = 2 cubes, object 2 = 4 cubes, object 3 = 6 cubes, object 4 = ?

  5. Question 5

    True or false

    A non-standard unit is something you use to measure that is not an official unit like cm or m.

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