Measure length using centimetre cubes | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

How many blocks are there?
- 5
- 6 ✓
- 7
Which row of blocks is the shortest?
- a
- b
- they are both equal in length ✓
What is the length of the fish?
- 5 cubes
- 6 cubes ✓
- 7 cubes
What is the height of the flower?
- 13 blocks
- 14 blocks ✓
- 15 blocks
- 16 blocks
Who has measured accurately?
- a ✓
- b
Which car is 7 cubes in length?
- a
- b ✓
- Both a and b
- Neither a or b

Exit quiz

Which statement is correct?
- The green vehicle is between 1 and 2 cubes tall.
- The green vehicle is between 2 and 3 cubes tall ✓
- The green vehicle is 3 cubes tall.
How long is the tablet?
- The tablet is between 2 and 3 cubes long.
- The tablet is between 8 and 9 cubes long. ✓
- The tablet is between 9 and 10 cubes long.
Which of the statements is correct about the image below?
- The car is 4 cubes long.
- The car is 6 cubes long.
- They are both correct and the car is both 4 and 6 cubes long. ✓
Who has measured accurately with centimetre cubes?
- A ✓
- B
How tall is the robot?
- 8 centimetres ✓
- 9 centimetres
- 10 centimetres
What is the height of the knight, which is the second toy in the picture.
- 8 centimetres
- 9 centimetres
- 10 centimetres ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Individual cm cubes can be used to measure objects.
The cm cubes should be lined up exactly with one end of the object with no gaps between them to measure accurately.
It is important to measure in a straight line.
The number of cubes tells you the length of the object.

Common misconception

Children may not use cubes accurately, for example leaving gaps between the objects. They may also miscount the cubes.

Encourage children to build a straight line of cubes with no gaps first, then place the object they want to measure along the line of cubes. Encourage them to touch each cube as they count.

Keywords

Centimetre - A measure of length (about the width of a fingernail).
Standard unit - Uniform units of of measure that are agreed throughout a community.
Accurate - To work in a careful way so that there are no mistakes.