By the end of this lesson you will:

1. Know how different measurements are connected

2. Know what units of measurements to use at different times

The smallest unit of length we use is one millimetre or 1mm

The next unit of length we use is one centimetre or 1cm

The next unit of length we use is one metre or 1m

The biggest unit of length we use is one kilometre or 1km

Ten millimetres makes one centimetre or 10mm=1cm

One hundred centimetres makes one metre or 100cm=1m

One thousand metres makes one kilometre or 1000m=1km

To measure:To measure:

1. From here to Mrs Cole’s office

2. From here to Australia

3. From here to Cardiff

4. Your maths book

5. The door

6. Mr Thwaite

Draw these lengths in your books

1. 15cms

2. 12cms

3. 17cms

4. 8mms

5. 2mms

6. 15mms

Glam/Gwy - List five things you would measure in mms, cms, m and kms

Pow/Dyf - List eight things you would measure in mms, cms, m and kms

Gwent - List ten things you would measure in mms, cms, m and kms