Title: MEASUREMENT

Background:

Question #1: The difference between a metric ruler and a meter stick is … (FS !)

Observation: Fill in the table, doing your metric conversions. Make sure your numbers make sense

Table 1:

	mm	cm	dm	m
Width of the Classroom
Height of classroom door
Width of Classroom door
Length of short Aluminum Bar
Length of longest Aluminum Bar
Length of medium Aluminum Bar

Conclusions: You do not need to write the questions, but the answers have to be in Full Sentences; and make sure you EXPLAIN where asked.

1. The ____ _____ is more useful in measuring the length and width of me classroom because …

2. Which unit of metric measure (m, dm, cm, mm) is more useful in measuring the thickness of a quarter.

3. There are ____ mm in 1 meter.

4. There are ___ cm in 1 meter.

5. To convert cm to m:

6. To convert m to cm:

7. It is easier to convert converting m to cm (than converting yards to inches) because …

8. If I measured the length of an object to the nearest 0.1 of a centimeter, and my partner measured the same object to the nearest centimeter, then ___ who would have the more accurate measurement because …