Grade 5 - Shape and Space
Standard 5.SS.2 - Practice converting between different metric units.
Included Skills: Measurement
Demonstrate an understanding of measuring length (mm) by: • selecting and justifying referents for the unit mm • modelling and describing the relationship between mm and cm units, and between mm and m units. • Achievement Indicators - Provide a referent for one millimetre and explain the choice. - Provide a referent for one centimetre and explain the choice. - Provide a referent for one metre and explain the choice. - Show that 10 millimetres is equivalent to 1 centimetre using concrete materials, e.g., ruler. - Show that 1000 millimetres is equivalent to 1 metre using concrete materials, e.g., metre stick. - Provide examples of when millimetres are used as the unit of measure.