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Length Measurement and Conversion

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Length Measurement and Conversion

Year 6–7 | Maths – Measurement

Measuring tape illustration

📏 Part 1: Measure and Record

Use a builder's tape to measure three objects in your classroom or outside. Before you measure, write your estimate first!

Remember: 10 mm = 1 cm  |  100 cm = 1 m  |  1 foot ≈ 30 cm

Object 1 — Name of object: _______________________________

My estimate: _____________ cm    Actual measurement: _____________ mm    _____________ cm    _____________ feet

Object 2 — Name of object: _______________________________

My estimate: _____________ cm    Actual measurement: _____________ mm    _____________ cm    _____________ feet

Object 3 — Name of object: _______________________________

My estimate: _____________ cm    Actual measurement: _____________ mm    _____________ cm    _____________ feet

4. Look at your estimates vs your actual measurements. Were you close? Circle one word and explain:

Yes / Mostly / Not really

🔄 Part 2: Unit Conversions

Use what you know about unit relationships to solve these problems. Show your working!

5. A bookshelf is 150 cm tall. How many metres is that?

Answer: _____________ m

6. A garden path is 2.5 m long. How many centimetres is that?

Answer: _____________ cm

7. How many millimetres are in 1.2 m?

Answer: _____________ mm

8. A desk is 3 feet wide. Approximately how many centimetres is that? (Use 1 foot ≈ 30 cm)

Answer: _____________ cm

9. A swimming pool is 25 m long. How many centimetres is that? How many millimetres?

Answer: _____________ cm    _____________ mm

🌟 Part 3: Think and Reflect

11. Which unit would you use to measure each of the following? Choose the best unit from the box.

[ mm    cm    m    feet ]

The length of a swimming pool: _____________

The thickness of a coin: _____________

The height of a door: _____________

The width of your hand: _____________

12. Exit Ticket: Estimate the length of your desk in feet, then measure it to check. How close were you?

My estimate: _____________ feet     Actual measurement: _____________ feet

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