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5 ✩ Appropriate units of measure
3 Choose the best units to measure the length of each item.
inches feet yards
9 notebook car swimming pool
inches feet yards
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1 Choose the best units to measure the length of each item.

2 inches feet yards

bicycle
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bed toothbrush football field

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shoe driveway canoe fence

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4 The height of a door is about 7 .

The length of a pencil is about 7 .

3 The height of a flagpole is about 7 .

2 Choose the best units to measure the weight of each item.

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ounces pounds tons

train kitten watermelon tennis ball

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5 shoe bag of potatoes elephant washing machine

1 The weight of a hamburger is about 6 .

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The weight of a bag of apples is about 5 .

The weight of a truck is about 4 .

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✩ Appropriate units of measure
Choose the best units to measure the length of each item.
inches feet yards
notebook car swimming pool
inches feet yards

Choose the best units to measure the length of each item.

inches feet yards

bed bicycle toothbrush football field

feet feet inches yards
shoe driveway canoe fence
inches feet or yards feet yards

The height of a door is about 7 feet .

The length of a pencil is about 7 inches .

The height of a flagpole is about 7 yards .

Choose the best units to measure the weight of each item.

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ounces pounds tons

train kitten watermelon tennis ball

tons ounces pounds ounces

shoe bag of potatoes elephant washing machine

ounces pounds tons pounds

The weight of a hamburger is about 6 ounces .

The weight of a bag of apples is about 5 pounds .

The weight of a truck is about 4 tons .

Children might come up with their own examples of

items that measure about 1 inch, 1 foot, and 1 yard,
as well as items that weigh about 1 ounce, 1 pound,
and 1 ton. They can use these as benchmarks to �ind
the appropriate unit.
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