1. Explore Metric Units of Length
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2. Explore Metric Units of Length
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Kilometer = km
Measure the length of a road
Millimeter = mm
10 mm in a cm
Centimeter = cm
10 cm in a dm
About the size of a kernel of corn
Decimeter = dm
10 cm in a m
The size of a base ten block
meter = m
10 dm in a m
About the size of a young corn plant

3. How many cm long is this cattail?
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4. How many cm long is this acorn?
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5. How many cm long is this feather?
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6. How many cm long is this seed?
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7. How many cm. long is this crayon?
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8. How many centimeters are in a ruler. What symbol represents millimeter
How many centimeters are in a ruler? What symbol represents millimeter? What symbol represents centimeter? What symbol represents meter What symbol represents kilometer? Save this in your name in drop-box

9. Which of these objects or distances would be best measured using the ‘metre’?
Highlight the correct answers. 1. The height of a building. 2. The thickness of an exercise book. 3. The distance between New Zealand and Australia. 4. The length of a rugby field. 5. The distance of a cross-country race. 6. The width of a swimming pool. 7. The length of a pencil. 8. The height of a door. 9. The distance around the school grounds. 10. List 5 more objects or distances which could be best measured using a metre.

10. Which unit of measurement, kilometre, centimetre, metre or millimetre, would be best to measure the thickness of a book? 3. the distance between two cities? 5. your height? 7. the distance of a running race? 9. the thickness of a pencil? 2. the length of a soccer field? 4. the height of a lamp post? 6. the width of the classroom? 8. the length of your longest finger? 10. the height of a tree?