Aligned Standard

M.EE.3.MD.4: Measure length of objects using standard tools, such as rulers, yardsticks, and meter sticks.

Grade Level Standard

This is aligned with the following California State Standards:

  • 3.MD.4 - Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units-whole numbers, halves, or quarters.

Linkage Level Descriptions

Initial Precursor

Recognize attributes or characteristics of an object, such as color, orientation, length, width, and weight.

Distal Precursor

Compare the length of two objects without using a measuring tool, and communicate whether the length of the object is longer than, shorter than, or equal to the length of the other object.

Proximal Precursor

Demonstrate an ability to measure lengths and distances using informal units of measurement. (Informal measurement tools are not standard tools, such as a ruler or yardstick, but rather objects like shoes and blocks or body parts like hands and feet.)

Target

Measure the length of an object in inches or feet, using an appropriate tool such as a ruler or yardstick.

Successor

Using standard forms of measurement, compare the lengths of two or more objects, and communicate whether the length of one object is longer than, shorter than, or equal to another object.