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WALT: understand units of measurement.

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mm cm m km

Choose one unit from the list that you would most likely use to measure the following:

The length of your hand span

The height of a flag pole

The width of your fingernail

The distance to Australia

The thickness of a button

The distance of a train ride

The distance of a school swimming race

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mm cm m km

Choose one unit from the list that you would most likely use to measure the following:

My new pencil is 17 __ long.

A tree may be 20 __ tall.

The fire hose is 25 __ long.

A matchstick is 2 __ thick.

A plane flies at 10 __ above the ground.

The glass in the window is 6 __ thick.

The distance across the water between the North Island and South Island is 25 __ across.

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What is the length of the plane above? cm

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What is the length of the plane above? cm

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What is the length of the plane above? cm

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t kg g m mg

Choose one unit from the list that you would most likely use to measure the following:

The weight of a tennis ball is best measured in

The weight of a concrete truck is best measured in

The weight of a match stick is best measured in

The weight of a baby is best measured in

The height of a building is best measured in

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Perimeter

What is the perimeter of the rectangle below?

3 m

3 m

12 m

12 m

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Area

What is the area of the rectangle below?

3 m

8 m

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Mr Potts planted 3 flowers. The date that he planted each one is shown below each flower.

On what day of the week was Flower A planted?

On what day of the week was Flower B planted?

On what day of the week was Flower C planted?

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Mr Potts planted 3 flowers. The date that he planted each one is shown below each flower.

How many weeks were there between Mr Potts planting Flower A and planting Flower B?

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Mr Potts planted 3 flowers. The date that he planted each one is shown below each flower.

How many weeks were there between Mr Potts planting Flower A and planting Flower B?

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Mr Potts planted 3 flowers. The date that he planted each one is shown below each flower.

Mr Potts is going to plant his next flower on the fourth Monday in December. Circle the date that this will happen.

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On the 31st of December Mr Potts said, “Tomorrow I will plant another flower.”

What new month will this be?

What day of the week will this be?