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Measuring Units and Choices

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Measuring Units and Choices

Measuring Units and Choices

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📏 Part 1: Choosing the Best Units

1. Circle the BEST unit to measure each item:

Height of a tree:

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

kilometres (km)

Mass of a kiwi fruit:

grams (g)

kilograms (kg)

tonnes (t)

Volume of water in a drinking glass:

millilitres (ml)

litres (l)

kilolitres (kl)

2. Explain why you chose metres for measuring the tree's height:

🔄 Part 2: Unit Conversions

3. Complete these conversions:

a) 1,500 grams = _______ kilograms

b) 2.5 metres = _______ centimetres

c) 750 millilitres = _______ litres

4. Fill in the missing prefixes and their meanings:

kilo- means _________ times bigger than the base unit

centi- means _________ times smaller than the base unit

milli- means _________ times smaller than the base unit

🎯 Part 3: Real-Life Measurement Scenarios

5. Match each measurement task with the most appropriate unit:
1. Length of a pencil
2. Area of a classroom
3. Mass of a bag of flour
4. Distance between cities
5. Volume of a swimming pool
A. kilograms (kg)
B. square metres (m²)
C. centimetres (cm)
D. kilometres (km)
E. litres (l)
6. Check all the tools you would use to measure length:

Ruler

Measuring tape

Balance scales

Measuring jug

Trundle wheel

🤔 Part 4: Estimation and Reasoning

7. Before measuring, estimate these measurements:

Height of your desk: _______ cm

Mass of your maths book: _______ g

Volume of a coffee mug: _______ ml

8. Explain why it's important to choose the right unit for measuring:
9. Draw a diagram showing the relationship between grams, kilograms, and tonnes:

🌟 Part 5: Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

10. Match the English measurement terms with their te reo Māori equivalents:
1. Metre
2. Litre
3. Gram
4. Square metre
A. Rita
B. Pūmau
C. Mita
D. Mita tapawhā
11. Write one sentence using a te reo Māori measurement term:

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