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Measurement Riddles What is my unit?. TEKS 3.11A. Click here for the right. RIDDLE NUMBER ONE. My measurement is a non standard measurement. My unit measures a tree but not a worm. My unit is 100 times larger than a centimeter. meter. kilometer. hour. inch. feet. centimeter.
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Measurement RiddlesWhat is my unit? TEKS 3.11A
Click here for the right. RIDDLE NUMBER ONE • My measurement is a non standard measurement. • My unit measures a tree but not a worm. • My unit is 100 times larger than a centimeter. meter kilometer hour inch feet centimeter millimeter mile
Click here for the right answer. RIDDLE NUMBER TWO • My unit is not used to measure length or weight. • My unit is a measurement of time • My unit is used to measure how long it takes to bake cookies. second feet kilometer year centimeter minute yard mile
Click here for the right answer. RIDDLE NUMBER THREE • This measurement unit is metric • This unit is longer than a person is tall • You could use this unit to measure how tall a mountain is meter feet minute kilometer inch centimeter millimeter mile
Click here for the next riddle My Unit is a Kilometer.
Click here for the next riddle My unit is a minute. Did you get the right answer?
Click here for the next riddle My unit is a meter. Did you get it right?
Now, take your own pictures, add slides, and text boxes, and tell what unit of measurement you would use to measure that item in the picture. For Example: What unit would you use to measure this object? * I would use centimeters or inches.
Another Example • What unit would you use to measure this object? *I would use yards or meters.
Another Example • What unit would you use to measure this object? *I would use inches or centimeters.
Teacher Directions • Have students complete the riddles by leaving the template in working mode and moving the sign over the units that will not be the answer. • Once students complete the riddles, they can change to slide show mode and click to check their answer. • Starting with slide 8, students can look to see how they are supposed to set up their next slides. (they may then delete slides 8,9 and 10.) • You can have them make as many additional slides by downloading their own pictures as you want, and ask them to either identify the units used to measure the objects in the picture or you may want them to set up a riddle of their own for others to try to answer.