Metric units

Wala: Metric units

L.O: Converting between metric units (km, m, cm, mm)

Introduction

What are some of the units we use to measure distance/length?

How these units are related.

1 km = 1000 m

1 m = 100 cm

1 cm = 10 mm

Whole class activity

1) 2 km = ........ m

2) 20 m = ........ cm

3) 5 cm = ........ mm

7 column table.

Using 7 column table to convert between metric units.

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Independent work.

Try the following.

Plenary

Emphasize on the use of 7 column table when converting between units.