Estimating and Measuring

MEASUREMENT

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Activity 1 (Small-Group Activity)
Estimating and Measuring

Record each measurement (including the unit of measure) in the table below. Measure 2 should be done using the tape measure with more precision.

Object	Estimate	Measure1	Measure2
length of classroom	.	.	.
width of classroom	.	.	.
height of classroom	.	.	.
perimeter of classroom floor	.	.	.
diagonal across classroom floor	.	.	.
circumference of a person's head	.	.	.
height of a person	.	.	.

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