Measuring of Length

I. Objective/ Intended Learning Outcome

1. State the Metric System of Measurement of Length.

2. Show the conversion of metric unit of Length.
3. Explain why “Measurements are never exact”.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Measuring of Length.
B. Reference: Our Wold of Math pp. 90 – 96.
C. Materials: Meterstick, yardstick, ruler, tape measure, and caliper.
III. Procedure
A. Daily Routine
1. Prayer
2. Greeting
3. Classroom Management
4. Checking Attendance
5. Checking Assignment
6. Review
B. Preparatory Activities
1. Mental Problem
Suppose you were asked to measure the length of sheet of short- sized
bong paper. What appropriate unit measure will you choose?
2. Motivation
C. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation and Discussion

For the bond paper, you might measure the length, width, the perimeter, or the area. Each
of these is an attribute of the paper. If we choose to measure the length, then we are determining
the number of units to cover the longer side of the bond paper to the end to end.
Let use choose millilitres to measure its length. Did you get 279 mm?
How tall are you? Carlo claims that he is 150 cm tall. What does it mean?
The length of an object is the number of units from one end of the object to the other end.
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Using centimeter as a unit, this pencil is 112 centimeters long.

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Notice that the measurement 150 cm and 112 cm consist of two parts: a number and a
unit measure. It does not make sense to say that person is 150 tall. Likewise, a height of 30 cm
high is not a house built on a residential lot but just a miniature model of house.
While the number of objects should be exact, measurements are never exact. For
example, you can have an exact number of books in your bag; say either 3 or 4and not between 3
and 4 books in your bag. On the contrary, you can only approximate measurements.
Your height measured `in centimeter is very likely to be exact number of centimeter.
Measurement is continuous, not discrete. This means you can be 148 cm tall or any number near
it, say 148.4 cm.
The common units used for measuring length in the English System of Measurement are
inches, feet, yards, and miles.

In Metric System of Measurement, millimeter, centimeter, meter, and kilometer are the
most commonly used units for length.
Meter is the basic unit of length in the metric system. The millimeter (mm) , centimeter
(cm), and decimeter (dm) are subdivision of a meter. Other units of length such as dekameter
(dam), hectometer (hm), and kilometer (km) are also defined in terms of the meter. These units
of length are shown in the table below.

Number of Unit Abbreviation Multiple of a Meter

millimeter mm 0.001
centimeter cm 0.01
decimeter dm 0.1
meter m 1
dekameter dam 10
hectometer hm 100
kilometer km 1000

The metric system is based on powers of ten.

A meterstick is one meter (m) long. A one-peso coin is about 1 millimeter (mm) thick. If
you will examine the marks that represent millimeter in your meterstick, you will notice that
there are 1000 of these small marks. A stack of 1000 one-peso coins is about 1 meter high.
Hence, one meter is 1000 millimeters (mm).
To help us in converting from one unit of measure to another, we should have full understanding
of metric converter

km hm dam m dm cm mm

In metric converter, seven points are used to represents the different units of measure
arranged from the largest unit to the smallest unit, from left to right. One point is connected to
the next point by a line segment, where each connector represents a power of 10 as either
multiplier or divisor. If the direction is from left to right it is a multiplier, otherwise it is a
divisor. Thus, if we convert kilometer (km) to centimeter (cm), we multiply the numerical value
in kilometer by 105 or 100 000 to change it to centimeter. If we convert centimeter (cm) to meter
(m), we divide the numerical value in centimeter by 102 or 100 to change it to meter.

2. Post Activity

Here it is how we convert a metric unit of length to another unit with the aid of metric
converter.
1. Convert 9.27563 km to cm.

km hm dam m dm cm mm

Move from km to cm, which is from left to right. Since there are 5 connectors, then we
will use 105 or 100 000 as multiplier.
9.27563 X 100 000 = 927 563 cm
Therefore, 9.27563 km = 927 563 cm.

2. Convert 975 cm to m.

km hm dam m dm cm mm

Move from cm to m, which is from tight to left. Since there are 2 connectors, then we
will use 102 or 100 as divisor.
975 ÷ 100 = 9.75m
Therefore, 975 cm = 9.75m
 3. Convert 0.015 m to mm.

km hm dam m dm cm mm

Move from m to mm, which is from left to right. Since there are 3 connectors, then we
will use 103 or 1000 as multiplier.
0.015 X 1000 = 15 mm
Therefore, 0.015 m = 15 mm

3. Generalization/Application

Various instruments are used to measure length. You should know how and when to use
them.
Rulers, metersticks and tape measures are marked in millimeters and centimeters to
measure shorter lengths.
A trundle wheel is used to measure distance to the nearest meter. Or it may have a device
which clicks for every meter that it covers.
Vernier calipers and micrometers are used to measure small lengths such as the thickness
of a rubber sheet.
Measurements are never exact. Defective measuring devices, careless use of measuring
instruments, and inaccurate reading of the measure indicated on the instrument are some possible
sources of error.
When you measure, you need to decide which unit you are going to use. Be sure to be
accurate in reading the indicated measure on the instrument.
When reading a ruler, you must locate the zero marking. When you measure the length of
the object, you compare its length with the corresponding reading on the instrument. This is done
to the nearest unit.

IV. Assessment of Learning Outcome

A. Select the most appropriate unit you would use to measure each object.
1. Length of a paper clip ( decimeter, centimeter, meter )
2. Length of a pencil ( meter, kilometer, centimeter )
3. Thickness of paper ( meter, kilometer, millilitre )
4. Height of the blackboard ( kilometer, hectometre, meter )
5. Distance to the next town ( meter, decimeter, kilometer )
 B. Convert the following table by using the metric converter.

mm cm m km
40
12 000
5800
2
650

V. Assignment
A. Select the most appropriate unit you would use to measure each object.
1. Length of a car ( 4 dm, 4m, 4 km )
2. Length of a window ( 10 cm, 10 dm, 10 km )
3. Length of crayon ( 8cm, 8 mm, 8 dm )
4. Diameter of a 25-centavo coin ( 15 mm, 15 cm, 15 km )
5. Length of a nail ( 4 cm, 4 m, 4 mm )

B. Complete the following table by using the metric converter.

mm cm m km
40 108
6.5
26.48
0.32
0.0010