This document discusses different measurement units and asks the reader to identify the appropriate unit to use when measuring different objects. It asks the reader to measure lengths in kilometers, meters, centimeters, and millimeters. It also asks the reader to recall conversion factors between units like millimeters in a centimeter or centimeters in a meter to help choose the right measurement unit.
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Correct distance unit
1. Which measurement will
you use?
Kilometres, metres,
centimetres or millimetres
LO: to identify the correct measure
to use.
2. Look at the following pictures.
Would you use
kilometres, metres, centimetres or
millimetres to record their length
(and/or width).
What sort of measuring
instrument could you use to do
this?
3. But first of all, can you remember how many
millimetres there are in centimetre?
How many centimetres are there in a metre?
How many metres are there in a kilometre?
What is the meaning of ‘centi’ and ‘milli’?