STANDARDS

CCSS: 3.MD.B.4

TEKS: 2.9A, 3.3A

Critter Land

February 2023

By Elizabeth Carney | Illustrations by Chuck Dillon

Analyze this image, and then use it to answer the math questions.

Which ride has the tallest height requirement?

What is the height of the grasshopper?

Which insect is ¹/₂ inch tall?

Which insect is NOT tall enough to go on the ride?

Need a hand?

A ruler is a tool for finding the length or height of an object.
Whole inches are labeled with numbers. The marks between numbers show the parts, or fractions, of an inch. We can write inches using this symbol: "
Find the mark that is closest to the edge of the object. Determine what fraction of the inch that mark represents.

The bug is ¹/₂ inch tall.

Fractions

Measurement & Data

Measuring Length

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