Standard vs. Non-Standard Units
Is the following a standard or non-standard unit of measurement?
Using a metre stick to measure m
Standard unit
Which unit of measurement would be best for measuring the thickness of a going?
Millimetres mm
Convert the following:
50 cm to decimetres
5 decimetres
What place value is the digit 5 in 254?
The tens place
What is the place value of the digit 6 in the number 23.6
The tenths place
Is the following a standard or non-standard unit of measurement?
Using the tip of a pencil to measure mm
Non-standard unit
Which unit of measurement would be best for measuring the distance between two countries?
Kilometres Km
Convert the following:
80 cm to decimetres
8 dm
What is the place value of the digit 5 in the number 5482?
The thousands place
What is the place value of the digit 8 in the number 345.18
The Hundredths Place
Which unit of measure can measure to the exact?
Standard units
Which unit of measurement would be best for measuring the width of a shoe?
Centimetres cm
Convert the following:
6 dm to centimetres
60 cm
Which digit is in the hundreds place in the number 5478?
4
What is the place value of the digit 6 in the number 3421.65
The Tenths Place
Give an example of a non-standard unit of measure for measuring metres
ex. guitar, baseball bat, broomstick, flagpole, etc.
Which unit of measurement would be the best for measuring our height?
Metres m
Convert the following:
200 cm to decimetres
20 dm
Create a number that has 5 in the hundreds place
2500, 6578, 522, 500, 524....etc.
What is the place value of the digit 9 in the number 123.769
The Thousandths Place
Explain what a non-standard unit of measurement is
A non-standard unit of measurement is when we use things similar in size to the unit of measurement we are measuring
ex. using our fingertip to measure 1 cm
Draw a line on the board that is 23.5 cm long
Great Job :)
Convert the following:
234 cm to decimetres
23.4 dm
Name which digit is in the thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones place in the number 5487?
Thousands: 5
Hundreds: 4
Tens: 8
Ones: 7
What digit would I change in the number 34.56 so that there was a 7 in the hundredths place?
6