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Measuring Fun Activities

Help plan a mini adventure course. Use the information on this sheet to solve measurement challenges. Show your working and include units in every answer.

Choose the right measure

The adventure team is packing equipment. Think about which metric unit makes sense for each measurement.

1.A water bottle holds about 750 ___. Choose the most sensible unit.

2.A hiking track is 3.6 kilometres long. Convert the distance to metres.

3.The team’s equipment has a mass of 2.45 kg. How many grams is this?

Plan the course

The course has three stations. Use the scaled number line to compare the distances from the start.

4.The number line shows the distance to each station in metres. Which station is farthest from the start? Station A is at 150 m, Station B is at 300 m, and Station C is at 450 m.

5.Station A is 150 m away and Station B is 300 m away. How much farther away is Station B than Station A?

6.Write 2.7 L as millilitres. Then calculate how much more water is needed to fill a 3 L container.

Make accurate choices

Measurements can involve more than one step. Explain your reasoning where asked.

7.A rope is 4.8 m long. The team cuts off 175 cm. How many centimetres of rope remain?

8.A 1.5 kg pack of trail mix is shared equally among 6 groups. How many grams does each group receive?

9.In a course-planning scale, every 1 cm represents 250 m. The distance between two stations is 6.4 cm on the scale. What is the actual distance in kilometres?

10.The team estimates a course length of 1.2 km, then measures 1,135 m. How far off was the estimate, in metres? Was the estimate too high or too low?

11.A jug contains 850 mL of drink. The team pours in another 0.6 L. How much drink is in the jug altogether, in litres?

12.A rectangular activity area is 18 m long and 12 m wide. Find its perimeter and area. Include the correct units for both.