Centimeters and Meters Video
Let’s watch a video about centimeters and meters.
Goal:
Goal:
Learn!
Goal: Learn to measure objects using the metric system.
Desmond likes to jump when he snowboards. Can you measure how high Desmond jumps using centimeters and meters? Click the video below.
Desmond loves to snowboard. Today he is learning how to jump! We can help Desmond by measuring how high he jumps using a ruler or a meter stick. Let’s watch him catch some air!
Desmond is about to go down the hill for the first time. Be sure to watch how high he jumps! Great job, Desmond!
What measuring tool should we use: a ruler or a meter stick?
Good thinking! We’ll measure with a ruler. A ruler is made up of 30 centimeters. Let’s count how many centimeters he jumped: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Desmond jumped 12 cm into the air!
Desmond is going down the hill a second time now. He’s hoping to jump a little higher this time. Wow, Desmond!
What tool should we use to measure how high Desmond jumped?
Very good! A meter stick is much longer than a ruler. It is made up of 100 cm. Do you know how high Desmond jumped?
Yes! Desmond jumped 54 cm.
Desmond has time for just one more jump today. Let’s see how high he can go!
Wow, that was a great jump! Do you think we’ll need a ruler or a meter stick to measure this jump?
Yes, this jump is very high, so we’ll need a meter stick.
Hmmm, it looks like we’ll need more than just one meter stick to measure this jump. Perfect! Remember, a meter stick is made up of 100 cm. We need this entire meter stick to help us measure the jump, but we only need part of this meter stick. How many centimeters will we add to 100?
Correct! 100+35=135. Desmond jumped 135 cm!
Thanks for helping Desmond measure the height of his jumps today! He can’t wait to keep practicing!
How long is the candy cane?
Correct! The candy cane is 8 cm long.
The ends of the candy cane are at 0 cm and 8 cm, so the candy cane is 8 cm long.