Millimetre, centimetre, metre or kilometre? 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about the units of measurement for different lengths. Question 1Change answer Name the missing unit of length for each of these objects: My new pencil is 17 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm long A tree may be 20 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm tall The fire hose is 25 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm long A matchstick is 2 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm thick A plane flies at 10 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm above the ground The glass in the window is 6 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm thick The distance across the water between the North Island and the South Island is 25 mmcmmkmmmcmmkm Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students). Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement Keywords: length, units of measurement Description of task: Students choose the most appropriate measurement unit - millimetre, centimetre, metre, or kilometre - to measure a range of objects. Curriculum Links: This resource can help to identify students' understanding of appropriate units of measurement for length/distance. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Measurement sense, set 5 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y7 (03/1999) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) cm m m mm km mm km all 7 correct – moderate 5-6 correct – very easy Diagnostic and formative information: Common error Likely reason d) cm Measures length rather than thickness. Units of measurement Units of measurement II Units of measurement III
