Measurement!

Benchmark buddies

100

This everyday object is about 1cm wide 

your finger 

200

What object is about 1mm thick 

the side of a dime

300

How long might it take me to walk 1km down the road?

10 minutes 

400

What animal is around 1 meter from head to tail?

a medium sized dog

Mighty Millimeters

100

How many mm are in 1cm?

10

200

a paperclip is about 30mm long. How many centimeters is that?  

3cm

300

if a glue stick is 60mm long, how long is it in cm?

6

400

what is 15mm in cm?

1.5 cm

Cool Centimeters

100

How many cm are in a meter?

100cm

200

If a book is 23cm long, what is it in mm?

230mm

300

a students hand is 16cm and 6mm long. Is it closer to 17cm or 15cm?

17cm

400

a picture frame is 26cm on one side and 300mm on the other side. Which side is longer? 

300mm = 30cm

Mix & Match Conversions

100

what is 100cm in meters?

1m

200

what is 320mm in cm?

32

300

What is 95cm in mm?

950mm

400

if I walked 5km, how many meters did I walk?

5000

Which tool should I use?

100

I want to measure a pencil 

ruler 

200

I want to measure the length of a desk

Meter stick 

300

I want to measure the width of a book 

A ruler 

400

I want to measure the hallway  

km measuring tape