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                                                    Measurement




                            Measurement                                      Measurement
                               (Length)                                         (Weight)



                   Non-standard            Standard             Non-standard              Standard units
                        units                units                   units


                                        Learning about            Measuring            Explanation of
                                        the standard units        and                  Standard units for
                                        for measuring             estimating the       measuring weight
                  Measuring and                                   weight of            such as:
                  estimating            length such as:           different
                  length of             -Millimeter               objects using        -Milligrams to
                  different             -Centimeter               non-standard         measure very light
                  objects using                                   units such as        objects.
                  Non-standard          -Metre                    marbles,             -Grams to
                  units such as         -Kilometre                blocks, cubes        measure light
                  Digit,                Learning and              or cannons.          objects.
                  Handspan,             writing the                                    -Kilograms to
                  Cubit, Foot           conversion of                                  measure heavy
                  and Pace.
                                        standard units:                                objects.
                                        1 kilometer(km) =                              - Learning and
                                        1000 meters                                    writing the
                                        1 meter(m) = 100                               conversion of
                                        centimeter                                     standard units:
                                                                                       1 kilogram = 1000
                                        1 centimeter(cm)
                                        = 10 millimeters                               grams.
                                                                                       1 gram = 1000 mg
                                                                                       0.5 kg = 500 g
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