Metric Measurement Lesson Agriscience Education Jacob Davis

Metric Ruler There are 2 types of metric rulers we are going to cover in this lesson: the centimeter (cm) ruler and the millimeter (mm) ruler. Study the rulers on the next slide and note the differences between the two.

Metric Ruler cm 1 mm 10

Metric Ruler The centimeter ruler increases in increments of one. The millimeter ruler increases in increments of ten. Other than that basic difference, the two rulers are identical. 1 cm = 10 mm.

Centimeter Ruler .1 .2 .3 .4 .6 .7 .8 .9 .5 cm 1

Centimeter Ruler .1 .2 .3 .4 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 cm .5 1.5 1 2

Millimeter Ruler 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 mm 10

Millimeter Ruler 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 mm 5 15 10 20

Which kind of metric ruler is this? cm 1 2

Which kind of metric ruler is this? mm 10 20

Metric Measurement Quiz Take out a sheet of paper. Title it Metric Measurement Quiz. Write your name and today’s date in the upper right hand corner. Number down the left hand side of your paper from 1 to 10. Write the measurement on the following slides next to the corresponding number on your paper. P.S. Don’t forget to write cm or mm beside your answer.

Metric Measurement Quiz - cont. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3

Metric Measurement Quiz - cont. 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40

Metric Measurement Quiz - Answers 22 mm 26 mm 30 mm 35 mm 39 mm