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Crayon Piece Line Plots

Grade 2 data: measure broken crayon pieces to the nearest centimeter, make line plots, and answer questions about the lengths.

Grade 2MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to2.MD.D.9

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students measure lengths to the nearest whole centimeter with a ruler.
  • Students show length measurements on a line plot with a whole-number scale.
  • Students read a line plot to find how many objects have a given length.

How to use

Let students measure a few real broken crayons first. Remind them to make one X for each measurement and to stack the X marks above the right number.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

2.MD.D.9

Measure lengths and show the measurements on a line plot.

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Crayon Piece Line Plots

Measure broken crayons and show the lengths on a line plot.

Measure the crayon pieces

The art class saves broken crayons to melt into new ones. Measure each piece to the nearest centimeter.

1.
redblue012345678910centimeters

red:   cm
blue:   cm

2.
Look closely at where each piece starts.greenyellow012345678910centimeters

green:   cm
yellow:   cm

3.
Jada says the green piece is 8 centimeters long. What mistake did she make?
  • A. She needed to add 2 more, so the piece is 10 centimeters.
  • B. She read the number at the end, but the piece starts at 2, not at 0.
  • C. She measured in inches instead of centimeters.

Make line plots

Make one X for each measurement. Stack the X marks above the right number.

Ms. Rivera's class measured 10 more crayon pieces. Here are the lengths in centimeters:
5, 7, 6, 4, 7, 6, 7, 8, 5, 7
4.
How many X marks go above each number on a line plot of these 10 pieces?

4 cm:  
5 cm:  
6 cm:  
7 cm:  
8 cm:  

5.
Which line plot shows Ms. Rivera's 10 crayon pieces?
  • A. Crayon Pieces3456789cm
  • B. Crayon Pieces3456789cm
  • C. Crayon Pieces3456789cm
Six friends each measured the same bookshelf in the art room. They got these lengths in inches:
30, 31, 30, 29, 30, 31
6.
Make a line plot of the six bookshelf measurements.
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7.
Which length did the most friends get for the bookshelf?

  inches

8.
How many friends got a length longer than 30 inches?

  friends

Read the crayon box line plot

This line plot shows every crayon piece in the art room's crayon box.

Crayon Box Pieces12345678910cm
9.
How many crayon pieces are 5 centimeters long?

  pieces

10.
How many pieces are shorter than 4 centimeters?

  pieces

11.
Which length do the most crayon pieces have?
  • A. 4 cm
  • B. 6 cm
  • C. 5 cm
  • D. 9 cm
12.
How many crayon pieces are in the box in all?

  pieces

13.
How many centimeters longer is the longest piece than the shortest piece?

  centimeters

14.
Pieces that are 7 centimeters or longer go in the "keep" cup. How many pieces go in the keep cup?

  pieces

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