Metric/imperial units – follow on cards
cm2 or m2
The number of millimetres in
one centimetre is …
five miles
In imperial units, 30cm is
approximately …
an inch
The number of centimetres in
one metre is …
one foot (1')
Volume is measured in …
ten
One thousand metres makes one
…
kilometre
An imperial measure smaller
than feet is …
cm3 or m3
One thousand kilograms makes
one …
a thousandth
An imperial measure lighter
than pounds is …
a hundredth
In imperial units, eight
kilometres is approximately …
one thousand
Area is measured in …
one hundred
In imperial units, half a
kilogram is approximately …
one pound
(1lb)
The prefix ‘milli’ means …
tonne
The number of grams in one
kilogram is …
an ounce
(oz)
The prefix ‘centi’ means …
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Teaching notes
Print out the page of cards and cut along dotted lines (students can do the
cutting as the cards are not in order). Ask the students to arrange the cards
in a loop to produce correct completed sentences. These cards can be
turned into posters, or used for students to take notes.
Or
Print and cut out the cards, giving one card to each student (14 in total).
Ask a pupil to read out the sentence on their card. The pupil with the
missing word stands up and completes the sentence. They then read their
sentence, and so on, until all the cards have been read out.
Answers
The number of millimetres in one centimetre is … ten
One thousand metres makes one … kilometre
An imperial measure smaller than feet is … an inch
The number of centimetres in one metre is … one hundred
In imperial units, half a kilogram is approximately … one pound (1lb)
The prefix ‘milli’ means … a thousandth
An imperial measure lighter than pounds is … an ounce
The prefix ‘centi’ means … a hundredth
In imperial units, eight kilometres is approximately … five miles
In imperial units, 30cm is approximately … one foot (1')
Volume is measured in … cm3 or m3
One thousand kilograms makes one … tonne
The number of grams in one kilogram is … one thousand
Area is measured in … cm2 or m2
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