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Measuring Distance in Metres

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Measuring Distance in Metres

Measuring Distance in Metres

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📏 Part 1: Understanding Metres and Kilometres

1. Circle the best unit to measure each distance:

Distance from your desk to the classroom door:

metres

kilometres

Distance from Auckland to Wellington:

metres

kilometres

Length of your pencil:

metres

centimetres

2. Fill in the missing numbers:

1 kilometre = _________ metres

2 kilometres = _________ metres

1000 metres = _________ kilometre

🔄 Part 2: Converting Between Units

3. Convert these measurements from metres to kilometres:

a) 2000 metres = _______ kilometres

b) 1500 metres = _______ kilometres

c) 500 metres = _______ kilometres

d) 3000 metres = _______ kilometres

4. Convert these measurements from kilometres to metres:

a) 4 kilometres = _______ metres

b) 0.5 kilometres = _______ metres

c) 2.5 kilometres = _______ metres

d) 10 kilometres = _______ metres

📐 Part 3: Measuring Practice

5. Estimate first, then measure these classroom objects. Record your answers:

Length of your desk:

Estimate: _______ metres Actual measurement: _______ metres

Width of the classroom door:

Estimate: _______ metres Actual measurement: _______ metres

Distance from the whiteboard to the back wall:

Estimate: _______ metres Actual measurement: _______ metres

6. Draw a line that you estimate to be 10 centimetres long, then measure it:

My line measured: _______ centimetres

🗺️ Part 4: New Zealand Distances

7. Match the New Zealand journey with the most sensible distance:
1. Walking across a rugby field
2. Driving from Christchurch to Dunedin
3. Swimming across a school pool
4. Flying from Auckland to Queenstown
A. 25 metres
B. 100 metres
C. 360 kilometres
D. 1200 kilometres
8. Which of these statements about measuring distance are true? Tick all that apply:

Kilometres are better for measuring long distances

1 kilometre is the same as 100 metres

Metres are better for measuring classroom objects

You should always estimate before measuring

2.5 kilometres is the same as 2500 metres

💭 Part 5: Problem Solving

9. Sarah walks 800 metres to school each morning. How many kilometres does she walk to and from school in one day?

Answer: _______ kilometres

10. A running track is 400 metres long. How many laps would you need to run to complete 2 kilometres?

Answer: _______ laps

11. Explain why you would use metres instead of kilometres to measure the length of your classroom:

🎯 Part 6: Reflection

12. What did you learn today about measuring distances?
13. When would you use kilometres instead of metres? Give two examples:

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