Convert lengths
In this activity you will convert between metric units of length: kilometres, metres, centimetres, and millimetres.
1 km 1m 1m 1 cm
= 1000 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm = 10 mm
Think about
how to change from one unit to another. A kilometre is one thousand metres! so or km 1000 m 1000 m km
A millimetre is a thousandth of a metre!
so or
mm
1000
m mm m cm
m 1000 cm m 100 100
A centimetre is one hundredth of a metre! so or
Think about
how to use this to help you change to different units and back again . mm 10 10 mm cm cm 100 100 m m 1000 1000 km km
Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Convert lengths Student sheets Nuffield Foundation 2011 downloaded from [Link]
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Try these . Fill the gaps. A 3 cm = _________ mm B 6 m = _________ cm C 8 km = _________ m D 40 mm = _________ cm E F
500 cm = _________ m 2000 m = _________ km 12 cm = _________ mm 2.4 m = __________ cm 0.8 km = _________ m 250 mm = _________ cm 750 cm = __________ m 3500 m = _________ km 285 cm = _________ mm 0.7 m = _________ cm 0.08 km = _________ m 400 mm = _________ cm 20 cm = _________ m 300 m = _________ km
G 0.4 km = _________ m = _________ cm H 0.15 km = _________ m = _________ cm I J
0.07 km = _________ m = _________ cm 3 m = _________ cm = _________ mm
K 0.3 m = _________ cm = _________ mm L
90 000 cm = _________ m = _________ km
M 1500 cm = _________ m = _________ km N 250 cm = _________ m = _________ km O 600 mm = _________ cm = _________ m P 50 mm = _________ cm = _________ m
Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Convert lengths Student sheets Nuffield Foundation 2011 downloaded from [Link]
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Let's play bingo!
1 Choose a card. 2 As each length is called (or written on the board), look for an equal length on your card. If there is one, cover it or cross it out. 3 The winner is the first person to cover or cross out all the lengths on their card.
Dominoes
1 Shuffle, then share all of the dominoes between the players. 2 The first player puts down any domino. 3 Each player in turn tries to put down a domino next to a domino showing an equal length. 4 The first player to use all of their dominoes wins.
At the end of the activity How many metres are there in a kilometre? How do you convert metres to centimetres? How do you convert millimetres to metres? How many millimetres are there in a centimetre? Estimate how far you will walk today, in a week, in a year, in your lifetime.
Nuffield Free-Standing Mathematics Activity Convert lengths Student sheets Nuffield Foundation 2011 downloaded from [Link]
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