A metre is a standardised unit of measurement.  We can abbreviate metre to m.

A centimetre is a standardised unit of measurement.  We can abbreviate centimetre to cm.

The difference is the result of subtracting one number from another.

Measure length and height from zero using whole m or cm

Maths

In this unit pupils will continue to measure using appropriate tools and units progressing to using a wider range of measures including comparing and using mixed units In the future unit pupil will learn perimeter as the distance around the edge of a 2D shape They will learn perimeter is measured in units of length found by counting units and by calculating by adding the side lengths of a 2D shape

In the prior unit pupils chose, used and compared appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length/height, mass, temperature, capacity to the nearest appropriate unit. In this unit pupils will continue to measure using appropriate tools and units progressing to using a wider range of measures, including comparing and using mixed units.

Measuring length and recording in tables

The result of subtracting one number from another is known as {{ }}

Which unit would you use to measure the height of a giraffe?

Place the leaf at the end of the ruler and read the measurement as usual.

He can use it but he needs to find the difference.

Jacob has broken his ruler and he can't see the zero.  How can he measure the length of the leaf?

Which of these would you use centimetres to measure the height or length of?

I have a piece of ribbon that is 90 cm long.  Is this ribbon shorter or longer than one metre?

How many 10 cm lengths will we get if we cut a 70 cm piece of ribbon up into 10 cm lengths?

A whole length of string has been cut into 4 equal pieces and each of those pieces is 10 cm. What length is the whole piece of string?

Starting with the shortest, sort the five pieces of ribbon in order of length.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Measure length and height from zero using whole m or cm

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.