A tool for measuring length which is one metre long.

Read scales in metres and centimetres

Maths

In this unit pupils will choose, use and compare appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height mass, temperature, capacity to the nearest appropriate unit.  In the future unit pupils will use weighing scales up to 1kg and tools to measure volume and capacity up to 1 litre. They will measure mass from 0 to above 1kg and measure volume from 0 to above 1 litre. 

In the prior unit pupils learned that polygons could be described sorted compared and named according to the number of sides and vertices They described 3D shapes finding different ways to sort and compare them In this unit pupils will choose use and compare appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height mass temperature capacity to the nearest appropriate unit

Sense of measure - capacity, volume and mass

When you use a ruler to measure length, you should always start at __________. 

True or false. Alex has measured the length of the eraser correctly. He says it is 6 cm long.

When we measure length in metres, we use  __________.

Metres and centimetres are __________ units of measure.

The average height of a five-year-old child

Which of these lengths could be about one metre?

A metre is a __________ measure of length than a centimetre.

True or false. It is sensible to measure the width of a book in centimetres.

Which lengths would you measure in centimetres?

Choose the correct unit of measure. My bedroom is about 3 __________ long.

Starter Quiz