Centimeters and Millimeters
Meters
Measurement Basics
Perimeter
Area
100
How many millimeters are in 1 centimeter?
10 millimeters = 1 centimeter
100
What can you use to estimate a meter?
1 big step!
100
Where do you start measuring from when using a ruler?
Always start at 0!
100
What is perimeter?
The distance AROUND the shape/the outside length of the shape
100
What is area?
The space covering the shape
200
How many millimeters are there in 7 centimeters?
70 mm
200
How many centimeters are in 1 meter?
100
200
Order the measurements from smallest to largest:
meter millimeter centimeter
Millimeter, Centimeter, Meter
200
What is the perimeter of this simple shape?
92m
200
If you are finding the area of a shape that is measured in centimeters, how would you write the area?
cm2
300
How many millimeters are there in 12 centimeters?
120 mm
300
Provide 3 examples of things you would measure in meters?
a building, a car, a ferris wheel, a giant
300
What are the abbreviations for millimeters, meters, and centimeters?
MM = millimeters
CM = centimeters
M = meters
300
How do you find the length of the missing side of this polygon?
10 - 3 = 7cm
300
How do you calculate area? *what do you multiply?
Length x Width
400
How many millimeters are there in 9 centimeters and 2 millimeters?
92 millimeters
400
How many meters are there in 400 centimeters?
4 meters
400
When you compare measurements, what is the first step?
Make sure they are in the same unit (example: you cannot compare 3 centimeters to 74 millimeters)
400
What is the perimeter of this shape? 
129cm
400
Calculate the area of this shape:
Area = 30m2
500
How many centimeters are there in 150mm?
15 cm
500
If you cut a meter stick in half, how many centimeters would there be?
50 cm.
500
If you only have the length of one side of a square, how do you find the perimeter?
Squares have 4 equal sides, so you just add that length 4 times!
500
What is the perimeter of this shape? Notice there are 2 missing sides.
23cm
4cm + 5cm + 7cm + 1cm + 3 cm + 4 cm
500
Find the area of this irregular shape.
area = 23cm2