Mexican Distance Measurement Adventures

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🏛️ Part 1: Measuring in Mexico

1. You are visiting Chichén Itzá pyramid in Mexico. Which unit would be best to measure the height of the pyramid?

centimetres (cm)

metres (m)

kilometres (km)

2. The distance from Mexico City to Cancún is 1,600 kilometres. How many metres is this?

16,000 metres

160,000 metres

1,600,000 metres

3. A Mexican sombrero has a width of 45 cm. A traditional Māori kahu (cloak) is 120 cm long. What is the difference in length?

Answer: _______ cm

4. Which items would you measure in centimetres? (Tick all that apply)

Length of a Mexican peso coin

Distance from Auckland to Wellington

Width of a tortilla

Height of a cactus plant

🗺️ Part 2: Journey Problems

5. Maria walks 350 metres from her house to the mercado (market), then 480 metres from the market to the plaza. How many metres does she walk in total?

Total distance: _______ metres

6. A Mexican festival parade route is 2 kilometres long. The first float travels 750 metres before stopping. How many more metres must it travel to complete the route?

Remaining distance: _______ metres

7. Convert these measurements:

a) 3 metres = _______ centimetres

b) 2,000 metres = _______ kilometres

c) 450 centimetres = _______ metres

8. Explain why we use different units (cm, m, km) for measuring different things. Give one example for each unit.

🎨 Part 3: Design Your Journey

9. Draw a simple map showing a journey through Mexico or New Zealand. Label three distances using different units (cm, m, km). Use at least one Spanish or te reo Māori word for distance.

Spanish words: metro, kilómetro, centímetro

Te reo Māori words: mita (metre), tawhiti (distance)

10. Write one thing you learned about measuring distances today: