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WALT: understand the basic units of measurement

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Basic units of measurement:

  1. How many millimetres are there in 1 centimetre? _____________

  • How many centimetres are there in 1 metre? ____________

  • How many metres are there in 1 kilometre? ____________

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Measurement using mm and cm

  • How many millimetres are there in 1 centimetre? _____________
  • How many millimetres are there in 2 centimetres? _____________
  • How many mm are there in 4 cm? _________________
  • How many cm are there in 30 mm? _____________________
  • How many cm are there in 50 mm? ___________________

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Measurement using cm and m

  • How many centimetres are there in 1 metre? _____________

  • How many cm are there in half a metre? _____________

This ruler is NOT a metre long!

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Measurement using cm (centimetres)

This piece of chocolate is 1 cm long

How long is this piece of chocolate? ___________

How long is this piece of chocolate? ___________

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Measurement using m (metres)

If the length of this red block is 1m, how long do you think the length of the house is? How do you know?

The length of the house is ______________

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Highlight which is the best unit of measurement to use for measuring...

An Apple

Mm / Cm / M / KM

A Person’s Height

Mm / Cm / M / KM

An Ant

Mm / Cm / M / KM

A Pen

Mm / Cm / M / KM

A Shoe

Mm / Cm / M / KM

A House

Mm / Cm / M / KM

Pt England Road

Mm / Cm / M / KM

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