Measuring the World and Data Literacy · Measurement and Data

Indirect Measurement and Comparison

Ordering objects by length and measuring using non-standard units.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why must we use the same size unit when measuring a single object?
  2. 2How can we compare the length of two objects if we cannot move them next to each other?
  3. 3What happens to the measurement if we leave gaps between our units?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.A.2
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measuring the World and Data Literacy
Period: Measurement and Data

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