📏 Measurement & Data
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Long and Short

Some things are long and some are short — let's compare!

LENGTH tells us how long or tall something is. We can compare two objects to see which one is longer and which one is shorter — without using any numbers!

The snake 🐍

🐍 — — — — — — —

The worm 🪱

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The snake is LONGER. The worm is SHORTER.

✏️Comparing two pencils
Pencil A: ══════════════════
Pencil B: ══════════

Pencil A is LONGER than Pencil B.
Pencil B is SHORTER than Pencil A.

How to compare lengths:

1Line up one end of both objects at the SAME starting point
2Look at the other ends
3The one that sticks out further is LONGER
4The one that ends first is SHORTER
✏️ Try It!

A 🦒 giraffe and a 🐕 dog — which is taller?

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Remember This!

Always start from the same end when comparing! Imagine both objects lined up at the same wall — then it is easy to see which is longer.

Take Quiz 📝 — 25 Questions