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Measuring Life Skills

Nathan, Isla and Ari are preparing a live broadcast from a school radio station. Use metric units and show your working where needed. Round sensibly and include units in your answers.

Choose tools and units

Think about which measurement is useful for each task.

1.Nathan needs to measure the width of the studio desk before ordering a protective mat. Which tool and unit are most suitable?
  • A ruler, in centimetres
  • A stopwatch, in seconds
  • A measuring jug, in millilitres
  • A bathroom scale, in kilograms
2.The station plans to record how long its opening theme lasts. Name a suitable measuring tool and unit.
3.Isla is checking the mass of a parcel of radio equipment before it is sent. Which tool should she use?
  • Measuring tape
  • Scales
  • Thermometer
  • Measuring jug
4.The studio needs 1.5 L of water for a demonstration. How many millilitres is this?

Plan the broadcast

Use these station measurements to solve the practical problems.

Microphone cable: 2.4 m

Desk width: 120 cm

Sound check: 3 min 45 s

Water for demo: 750 mL

5.The cable is 2.4 m long. Convert its length to centimetres.
6.The sound check takes 3 min 45 s. How many seconds is that altogether?
7.A protective mat must cover the whole desk top. The desk is 120 cm wide and 60 cm deep. Calculate its area in square centimetres.
8.The studio floor is 4 m long and 3 m wide. What is its area in square metres? Include the calculation.

Check, estimate and explain

Make sensible estimates and explain why precision matters.

9.A full 500 mL water bottle has a mass close to 500 g. Choose the best estimate for the mass of a full 1 L bottle of water, not counting the bottle.
  • About 50 g
  • About 100 g
  • About 1,000 g
  • About 10,000 g
10.A medicine label gives a dose in millilitres. Explain why using the correct measuring device and reading it carefully matters.
11.Match each metric prefix with its value.
  • kilo-
  • centi-
  • milli-
  • one hundredth
  • one thousand
  • one thousandth

3 printable pages

  • Measuring Life Skills, page 1 of 3: Choose tools and units, Plan the broadcast

    Page 1

  • Measuring Life Skills, page 2 of 3: Check, estimate and explain

    Page 2

  • Measuring Life Skills, page 3 of 3: 11. Match each metric prefix with its value.

    Page 3

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