Measurement, Data, and Sorting

1. Name two things you can measure about a book.

a) You can measure how $\underline{\quad}$ it is (hint: from top to bottom).

b) You can measure how $\underline{\quad}$ it is (hint: put it on a scale).

2. Look at a pencil and a crayon. The pencil is longer than the crayon.

a) Which one is longer? $\underline{\quad}$

b) Which one is shorter? $\underline{\quad}$

Now imagine you pick up a heavy rock and a feather.

c) Which one is heavier? $\underline{\quad}$

d) Which one is lighter? $\underline{\quad}$

3. A teacher asks her class: "What is your favorite fruit?" Here are the answers:

• Apple: $\text{🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎}$
• Banana: $\text{🍌 🍌 🍌 🍌}$
• Grape: $\text{🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇 🍇}$

a) How many children chose apple? $\underline{\quad}$

b) How many children chose banana? $\underline{\quad}$

c) How many children chose grape? $\underline{\quad}$

d) Which fruit got the most votes? $\underline{\quad}$

4. Sort these animals into two groups: animals that fly and animals that swim.

bird, fish, duck, whale, eagle, goldfish

a) Animals that fly: $\underline{\quad}$, $\underline{\quad}$, $\underline{\quad}$

b) Animals that swim: $\underline{\quad}$, $\underline{\quad}$, $\underline{\quad}$

c) How many animals are in each group? Flying: $\underline{\quad}$ Swimming: $\underline{\quad}$

5. You have these toys on a table: a red car, a blue car, a red ball, a blue ball, a red block, a blue block.

a) Sort them by color. How many red toys? $\underline{\quad}$ How many blue toys? $\underline{\quad}$

b) Sort them by type. How many cars? $\underline{\quad}$ How many balls? $\underline{\quad}$ How many blocks? $\underline{\quad}$

c) Which way of sorting gives more groups — by color or by type? $\underline{\quad}$