UP:MA19.2.19

Vocabulary

  • Estimate
  • Standards units of measurement

Knowledge

Students know:
  • personal benchmarks (e.g. fingernail for centimeter, door knob to floor for meter) for the length of standard units.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use strategies for using personal benchmarks for estimating lengths in standard units.
  • explain and justify length estimates.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • estimating before measuring helps them develop a benchmark for the length of an object.
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