Students visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...

Use this one page website to practice measuring things using nonstandard units of measurement. There is a solutions page that is right at the website for more information.

In this activity, students explore the use of nonstandard units of volume and calculators to estimate the number of peas it would take to fill a class room.