One-Sixteenths

Worksheet Description

This worksheet will help students learn how to measure lengths with a high degree of precision. The activity involves eight horizontal bars of varying lengths, each placed above a ruler that is marked in inches and subdivided into sixteenths of an inch. Students are instructed to determine the length of each bar by reading the ruler beneath it and then writing the measurement in inches to the nearest one-sixteenth in the space provided next to each bar. The worksheet provides a clear and structured approach to understanding fine measurements on an imperial ruler.

The purpose of this worksheet is to teach students the skill of measuring lengths to the nearest one-sixteenth of an inch, a common increment in the imperial measurement system. It emphasizes attention to detail and the ability to differentiate between the small increments that are often required in precise measuring tasks. This activity not only reinforces the students’ understanding of the inch as a standard unit of measurement but also helps them become adept at reading and interpreting the smaller divisions on a ruler, thereby improving their measurement accuracy for practical and academic applications.