Resource 4: Units of measurement

 Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils

 

TermMeaningWeightLengthVolume
unitThe basic measuregram (g)metre (m)litre (l)
kilo-1,000 times the unitkilogram (kg)kilometre (km)-
centi-1/100 part of the unit-centimetre (cm) centilitre (cl)
milli- 1/1,000 part of the unitmilligram (mg)millimetre (mm)millilitre (ml)

Units of time

  • 1 minute = 60 seconds
  • 1 hour = 60 minutes
  • 1 day = 24 hours
  • 1 week = 7 days
  • 1 fortnight = 2 weeks
  • 1 year = 12 months = 52 weeks = 365 days

How do you think these traders at a market in Knysna measure their goods?

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