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Intro to Measurements: Weight & Length

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What you will learn from this videoWhat you will learn
- Introduce you to measurements like length and weight!
- How to compare measurements to see which object is heavier and which object is taller!
- How this knowledge can help us have a pasta party, compare our toys, and organize our room!
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Before Video
Which is bigger: a pencil or a book? How do you know?ANSWERThe book takes up a lot more space. The book is bigger.
Kittens are very small. Giraffes are very big and very tall. The kitten is smaller.
Sample answer: My teacher is taller.
The marker is the smallest. A bike is bigger than a marker but smaller than a train. The train is the biggest.
ANSWERAnswers will vary. Students may choose the largest slice and explain that they want the biggest piece.
After Video
What is something that is heavier than a watermelon?ANSWERAnswers will vary. Examples include a person, a desk, or a turkey.
A school.
A whale.
A toy car.
Answers will vary. Examples include a giraffe, a skyscraper, or a tall tree.
- Vocabulary
- Bigger DEFINE
When comparing the size of objects, the bigger object has greater size.
- Smaller DEFINE
When comparing the size of objects, the smaller object has lesser size.
- Length DEFINE
How long something is from one end to the other.
- Longer DEFINE
When comparing the length of objects, the longest object has greater length.
- Shorter DEFINE
When comparing the length or height of objects, the shorter object has lesser length or height.
- Height DEFINE
The measurement from the bottom to the top of an object.
- Taller DEFINE
When comparing the height of objects, the taller object has greater height.
- Weight DEFINE
How heavy an object is.
- Heavier DEFINE
When comparing the weight of objects, the heavier object has greater weight.
- Lighter DEFINE
When comparing the weight of objects, the lighter object has lesser weight.
- Bigger DEFINE
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- Practice Number Problems
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