Converting Metric Units

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__________is the measurement or distance of something from end to end

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We might need to get a tablecloth for a table and when we go to the fabric shop we would need to know the ________

Multiple Choice

We are considering purchasing carpet for the floor and need to determine the required __________before making a purchase.

• color
• materials
• quantity

• price

Multiple Choice

Things are measured using specific ___________

• universal language
• units of measurement
• specific tools
• units of measurement

Multiple Choice

The size of these measures does not change, and they are known as ______________.

• variant units

• constant units

• standard units

• unchanging units

Multiple Choice

The length of your arms outstretched.

• Metre

• Centimetre

Multiple Choice

What can we use to measure in metres?

• scale
• yardstick
• metre stick

• compass

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A fingernail is about________ wide.

• one centimetre

• one milimetre

• one metre

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What can we use to measure in centimetres?

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Estimating means having a good ______at something before we do it.

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Why do we estimate?

• it can save us some time

• To confuse people with unnecessary details
• To waste time and resources
• To procrastinate on making decisions

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the best estimate for the length of a textbook?

• a)90 centimetres (cm)

• c)8 centimetres (cm)

• b)1 metre (m)

• d)25 centimetres (cm)

Multiple Choice

Now, let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure:

pencil

• km
• m
• ft
• cm

Multiple Choice

Now, let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure:

library

• m

• mm
• km
• inches

Multiple Choice

let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure

lunch box

• m
• inches
• km
• cm

Multiple Choice

let’s estimate which of these should be measured in metres (m) or in centimetres (cm) and then measure

A Desk's length

• m

• cm

Multiple Choice

width of door

• Cm

• m

Multiple Choice

length of hall

• m

• cm

Multiple Choice

length of window

• cm

• m

Multiple Choice

Kilometers are used to measure _____ distances.

• long

• short

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A kilometre is__________ metres.

Multiple Choice

The Séan O’Casey Bridge is__________m so it is almost a tenth of a kilometre in length.

• 98

• 89

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So if 1 metre is about the same length as the tip to tip of your arms outstretched, then a kilometre is _________ times that.

Multiple Choice

It takes the average person ____________ minutes to walk 1km at a moderate pace

• 10 to 12

• 20

• 30

• 40

Multiple Choice

Trundle Wheel

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Trundle Wheel: A trundle wheel, often called a _______________ wheel, is a measuring wheel.

Multiple Choice

The trundle wheel measures distance by using an internal mechanism that counts ___________the wheel makes thus indicating the distance covered based on the circumference of the wheel.

• number of rotations
• number of spins
• number of cycles
• number of revolutions

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Odometer: an odometer is usually found in ___________.

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Odometer is a device that measures the__________ travelled by a vehicle. If you look at the dashboard in a car there will be a device there that records the distance that the car has traveled.

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Road traffic signs in Ireland show the __________ that you should be driving in kilometres.

Categorize

Options (9)

distance from home to shop

distance from home to shop

distance from home to shop

teachers desk

electric scooter

lunch box

race car track

water bottle

a book

distance travelled to school

the yard

Organize these options into the right categories

Ruler (cm)

Metre Stick (m)

Trundle Wheel (km)

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A millimetre is smaller than a centimetre. 

Milli meaning one thousandth, so the word millimetre means one thousandth of a metre.

A millimetre is a thousand times smaller than a metre. 

Millimetre can be written as mm.

1000mm = 1m

How many mm are there in every cm?

Multiple Choice

How many centimetres are there in a metre?

• 100
• 50
• 200
• 75

Multiple Choice

100cm = ?????? m

• 1
• 1000
• 10
• 0.1

Multiple Choice

A centimetre is _______times smaller than a metre

• 10
• 50
• 100
• 200

Multiple Choice

Centi meaning one________, so the word centimetre means one hundredth of a metre.

• tenth
• thousandth
• millionth
• hundredth

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Centimetre can be written as_______

Multiple Choice

If a pea measures 8mm what would this be in cm?

• 0.08mm
• 8.0cm
• 0.8cm
• 0.08cm

Multiple Choice

If something measures 5mm what would this be in cm?

• 1cm
• 0.5cm
• 0.3cm
• 0.7cm

Multiple Choice

What unit of measurement is the biggest?

• Millimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

• Centimeters

Multiple Choice

6.45 cm = __________ mm

• 645 mm

• 64.5 mm

• 0.654 mm

• 6450 mm

Multiple Choice

45000 m = _________ km

• 4.5 km

• 45 km

• 450 km

• 4500 km

Multiple Choice

Which unit of measurement is the smallest?

• Millimeters

• Kilometers

• Centimeters

• Meters

Multiple Choice

The unit of measurement used to determine the conversion factor.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

The base unit for length in the metric system.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

A measurement system based on decimals and powers of 10.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

The rule used to change from one unit of measurement to another.

• Meters

• Base Units

• Metric System

• Conversion Factor

Multiple Choice

1 km = _______ m

• 10 m

• 100 m

• 1000 m

• 0.1 m

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millometers

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kiolmeters

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

• Millimeters

• Centimeters

• Meters

• Kilometers

Multiple Choice

50 m = ________ cm

• 5 cm

• 500 cm

• 5000 cm

• 0.5 cm

Multiple Choice

Jessica's shoe box is 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How many more millimeters is the length of the shoe box than the width?

• 10 cm

• 100 mm

• 10 mm

• 100 cm

Multiple Choice

Alberto is cutting a piece of carpet for his bedroom. His room is 3 meters long. The carpet he is cutting measures 400 centimeters. How many centimeters should Alberto cut off to make the carpet fit?

• 1 m

• 100 cm

• 1 cm

• 100 m