Conversion Metric Number Line

Metric Conversion

By Jennifer.Beck Elementary

Draw

How long is "long hair", in centimeters.

Learning Goal

I am learning about the relationships between different units used to measure length.

Open Ended

What do you see around you that is about 1 cm wide or 1 cm long?

Open Ended

What is around you that is about 1 metre long or wide?

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The smallest line on this ruler measures a millimeter or mm. Look closely. How many millimetre are in 1 cm

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We now know that there are 10 millimetres in 1 centimetre.

How many centimetres are in 1 metre or m?

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We now know that there are 100 cm in a metre.

How many centimetres are in a decimeter (dm)

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We now know that there are 10 cm in a dm.

And we know that there are 100 cm in 1 m.

So how many decimetres are in one metre?

Open Ended

How many metres do you think are in a kilometre? Explain your thinking.

​There are different visuals to help us remember how to convert and compare measurements.

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​This scale shows one method.

Converting Measurement

​Memorizing the fate of poor King Henry is another way to help learn the order or value of each measurement.

To multiply any number by 10, move the decimal place one value to the right.

RECALL: Multiplying/Dividing by 10

To divide any number by 10, move the decimal place one value to the left.

Multiple Choice

Try this: 10 m = ___ cm

• 10

• 100

• 1

• 1000

Multiple Choice

Try this: 1000 m = ___ km

• 10

• 100

• 1

• 1000

Multiple Choice

Try this: 16 m = ___ mm

• 16

• 1.6

• 0.16

• 16 000

Multiple Choice

Try this: 160 m = ___ km

• 16

• 0.16

• 1.6

• 16 000

Learning Goal:

to understand the relationships between different units used to measure length.

​Success Criteria:

I know that:

- There are 10 millimetres (mm) in 1 centimetre (cm)

- There are 100 centimetres (cm) in 1 metre (m)

- There are 10 centimetres (cm) in 1 decimetre (dm)

- There are 10 decimetres (dm) in 1 metre (m)

- There are 1 000 metres (m) in 1 kilometre (km)

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Poll

How confident are you to try some questions on your own?

• No way ... I have no clue what just happened.

• Maybe ... but I think I'll still need some help.

• Quite possibly ... but I might still make some mistakes.

• Bring it on! I am con-fi-dent!

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