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Measuring Length in Metres

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Measuring Length in Metres

Measuring Length in Metres

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📏 Part 1: Measurement Vocabulary

1. Match the English words with their Te reo Māori translations:
1. Length
2. Short
3. Metre
4. Measure
A. ine
B. mitre
C. poto
D. roa
2. Circle the correct unit for measuring each object:

A pencil:

metres
centimetres

A classroom:

metres
centimetres

A book:

metres
centimetres

📐 Part 2: Recording Measurements

3. Measure these classroom objects and record your results:

Object 1: _________________ Length: _______ cm

Object 2: _________________ Length: _______ cm

Object 3: _________________ Length: _______ m

Object 4: _________________ Length: _______ m

4. Draw one of your measured objects to scale on the grid below (1 square = 1 cm):

My object is: _________________ and it measures _______ cm long.

🧮 Part 3: Length Problem Solving

5. Solve these measurement problems. Show your working:

Problem A: A book is 25 cm long and a ruler is 30 cm long. What is their total length when placed end to end?

Answer: The total length is _______ cm

Problem B: A desk is 2 metres long. A chair is 1 metre long. How much longer is the desk than the chair?

Answer: The desk is _______ metre longer than the chair

Problem C: Three pencils are placed in a line. Each pencil is 18 cm long. What is the total length of all three pencils?

Answer: The total length is _______ cm

🎯 Part 4: Estimation and Comparison

6. Before measuring, estimate the length of these objects. Then measure and record the actual length:

Your desk:

Estimate: _______ cm Actual measurement: _______ cm

Your pencil case:

Estimate: _______ cm Actual measurement: _______ cm

7. Circle the longer object in each pair:

A.

A metre stick
A 50 cm ruler

B.

75 cm
1 metre

C.

2 metres
150 cm

8. Complete these sentences using the words: longer, shorter, same length

A 30 cm ruler is _____________ than a 25 cm book.

Two 50 cm objects placed together are the _____________ as a 1 metre stick.

A 40 cm pencil case is _____________ than a 45 cm notebook.

🏠 Part 5: Real-World Applications

9. Think about measuring at home. Write three objects you could measure and predict their lengths:
10. Draw a line that is exactly 8 centimetres long:
11. Explain why we use different units (metres and centimetres) for measuring different objects:

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