Year 2
Year 2

Estimating length in centimetres

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will estimate the length of objects in centimetres.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Can you compare the two objects?
Motor bike > tree
Correct answer: Tree > motorbike
Q2.
Can you compare the two objects?
car < window
Correct answer: car > window
Q3.
Can you compare the two objects?
the height of a giraffe < the height of a lion
Correct answer: the height of a giraffe > the height of a lion
Q4.
Can you put these in order of size?
Correct answer: fridge > kettle > spoon
fridge > spoon > kettle
kettle > spoon > fridge
spoon > kettle > fridge

3 Questions

Q1.
Estimate the length of a fork.
10cm
15cm
Correct answer: 20cm
5cm
Q2.
Estimate the length of a DVD.
10cm
Correct answer: 15cm
5cm
Q3.
Estimate the length of a mobile phone.
Correct answer: 12cm
20cm
25cm
5cm