WALT:

Convert between

different metric lengths

Metric Units (Length) - Abbreviations

standard unit

Fill in the gaps in the table with the correct unit or abbreviation

Which is the best unit of measurement?

Choose one unit for each question - millimetre, centimetre, metre, or kilometre

1. the distance of a running race?
2. the thickness of a pencil?
3. the length of a soccer field?
4. the height of a lamp post?
5. the width of the classroom?
6. the length of your longest finger?
7. the height of a tree?

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Metric conversions - how do we work it out?

1 kilometre = ............ metres

1 metre = ............ centimetres

1 metre = ............ millimetres

1 centimetre = ............... millimetres

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Conversions

1. 2m = _____ cm
2. 25cm = _____ mm
3. 7000m = _____ km
4. 6km = _____ m
5. 3000mm = _____ m

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Conversions

• 850mm = _____ cm
• 460cm = _____ mm
• 6.3km = _____ m
• 1.5m = _____ mm
• 48mm = _____ cm

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1. Junior bought 4 lengths of timber. If the lengths were 2.4m, 1.8m, 2.1m and 3.6m long, what was the total length of timber that Jack bought?�
2. A 2.4m piece of ribbon is to be divided into three equal lengths to go around some birthday presents for Lishana. How long (m) will each piece of ribbon be? �Convert your answer to cm.

C) Mr Burt drives his car at a steady 85km per hour. If he kept the same speed� for 3 hours, how far would he have travelled? Convert your answer to metres.

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YOUR TURN

Your cousin is getting married. You need to visit a clothing shop and get for a new outfit. To save time you will measure yourself first using different measurement units.

1. Make a new slide - call it MY MEASUREMENTS
2. Take a photo of yourself (head to toe) and insert photo into this presentation
3. Add text boxes to your photo to show the following measurements

Height: ____cm/____m� Arm (shoulder to wrist) ____cm/____mm� Chest ____cm/____mm� Waist ____cm/____mm� Waist to ankle ____cm/____mm�

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Use Screencastify to

Height�Shoulder to wrist�

Arm: 54cm = 540mm