Measurement-Level 2-3

Mighty Metres

You need a metre ruler or a strip of card that is 1 metre long

chalk a classmate

Activity One
Marta takes two steps. She uses this information to work
She measures the distance she has out how far her bedroom door is
travelled with a metre ruler. from her sister’s door.

I’ve just walked Kirsty’s door is

1 metre! 5 metres away
from mine.

Write down your estimate of the lengths of the following items.

Then check your estimates by measuring the items with a metre ruler.

Estimate (metres) Measurement (metres)

a. Your height
b. How far you walk in two normal steps
c. The height of the door
d. The length of the classroom
e. The width of the classroom

Activity Two
Use the metre ruler to measure out five things that are between
1 and 5 metres long.
Write these lengths down in your book.
Ask a classmate to estimate these lengths without measuring them.
Tell them if their estimate is too big or too small.
Give them three chances to see how close they can get to the
right length.
Then change places and estimate the lengths your classmate
has measured.

Hint: Once you have estimated one length correctly, try using
this length to judge the length of the other things.

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