Starter quiz
- Metres and centimetres are __________ units of measure.
- standard ✓
- non-standard
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- Which of these lengths could be about one metre?
The width of a paper clip
The average height of a five-year-old child ✓
The length of a leaf
- A metre is a __________ measure of length than a centimetre.
- shorter
- longer ✓
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- True or false. It is sensible to measure the width of a book in centimetres.
- True ✓
- False
- Which lengths would you measure in centimetres?
- The length of a toy car ✓
- The height of a door
- The length of a pencil ✓
- The height of a toy astronaut ✓
- The length of a skipping rope
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- Choose the correct unit of measure. My bedroom is about 3 __________ long.
- metres ✓
- centimetres
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Exit quiz
When you use a ruler to measure length, you should always start at __________.- one centimetre
- zero ✓
- the end of the ruler
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True or false. Alex has measured the length of the eraser correctly. He says it is 6 cm long.- True
- False ✓
This pen is ______ cm long.- '12' ✓
- When we measure length in metres, we use __________.
- a ruler
- a metre stick ✓
- bricks
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The crocodile is ______ metres long.- '6' ✓
The van is __________.- 2 metres tall ✓
- 2 centimetres tall
- 2 metres long
- 2 centimetres long
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Rulers are marked in centimetres
- Counting in ones helps you to measure in centimetres
- Counting in tens helps you to measure in metres
Common misconception
Children may align the end of their object with the end of the ruler, rather than zero.
Use a sticker or coloured pen to highlight the zero on the ruler so that children's attention is drawn to the zero when they are measuring length using a ruler.
Keywords
Ruler - A tool for measuring length.
Metre stick - A tool for measuring length which is one metre long.
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