Measures and time · Usually met around P2
Metres and centimetres
From “The metre: measuring and comparing” to “Bigger unit, smaller number”, step by step, each skill with its methods, worked examples and answers.
Skills in this topic, easy to hard
- The metre: measuring and comparing1 m = 100 cm; use one unit before comparing
- Metres and centimetresMetres × 100, then add the centimetres
- Estimating lengthsA step is about 50 cm; arms wide about 1 m
- Perimeter: around a shapeCount the outside sides, not the squares
- Bigger unit, smaller numberBigger unit, smaller number; check the units before the numbers
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