Resource 4: Units of measurement
Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils
Term | Meaning | Weight | Length | Volume |
unit | The basic measure | gram (g) | metre (m) | litre (l) |
kilo- | 1,000 times the unit | kilogram (kg) | kilometre (km) | - |
centi- | 1/100 part of the unit | - | centimetre (cm) | centilitre (cl) |
milli- | 1/1,000 part of the unit | milligram (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 Abuja measure their goods?
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