Lesson 5 Measure in Meters

    • Let’s measure length in meters.

Warm-up Choral Count: Beyond 100

Count by 1, starting at 20.

Count by 1, starting at 120.

What patterns do you see?

Activity 1 Reptiles to Measure

Each length of tape on the floor represents the length of a reptile.

A: gila monster

Reptile, Gila monster.

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B: baby alligator

Reptile, Baby alligator.

C: baby cobra

Reptile, Baby cobra snake.

D: komodo dragon

Reptile, Komodo dragon.

Measure to find the length of each reptile. Don’t forget the unit.

  1. What is the length of a gila monster?

  2. What is the length of a baby alligator?

  3. What is the length of a baby cobra?

  4. What is the length of a komodo dragon?

Activity 2 Measure with a Meter Stick

Problem 1

D: komodo dragon

Reptile, komodo dragon.

E: adult alligator

Reptile, Adult alligator.

F: adult cobra

Reptile, Adult cobra snake.

G: ribbon snake

Reptile, Ribbon snake.

  1. Measure the length of the komodo dragon in meters.

  2. What is the same or different about your measurements for the komodo dragon from Activity 1 and Activity 2?

Problem 2

Measure each reptile in centimeters or meters. Don’t forget the units.

  1. How long is an adult alligator?

  2. How long is an adult cobra?

  3. How long is a ribbon snake?

Practice Problem

Problem 1

A python is a snake that grows up to 9 meters in length.

  1. Is the python longer or shorter than the animals you measured?

  2. Is the python longer or shorter than the alligator and adult cobra together?