Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ________
Dollar Bill Measurement Lab!
front
back
Before doing the lab:
1. What is the basic unit of
measurement for length in the
metric system?
5. List units in order from SMALLEST TO LARGEST:
1cm
1m
1km
smallest
2. The metric system is easy
because it is based on this number:
1mm
largest
6. Look at your ruler:
How many mm are in one cm? _________________
So 1 cm= _______mm
So 1.1 cm= ______mm
3. Write out the word for each
abbreviation:
7. Measure the line below:
m=
Line is __________cm (also known as __________mm)
cm=
mm=
4. Use your ruler to draw a line that
is:
8. Measure the line below:
2 cm long 
20 mm long 
Line is ________cm (also known as ________mm)
Which line is longer? ______________
Now you will get a REAL dollar bill from your teacher.
You will return it after the lab!! 
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You must include the correct metric UNITS for each measurement!!!!
1. What is the length of the dollar bill?
What is the unit?
2. What is the height of the dollar bill?
______________________
3. What is the perimeter of the dollar bill?
4. What is the area of the dollar bill?
(yup, add up all 4 sides!)
5. What is the length of the line that reads
“THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER"?
6. How long is the skeleton key?
7. What is the width of the oval around
George Washington’s portrait?
8. George Washington’s mouth is 5 mm
wide. On the same side of the bill, what
word is also 5 mm long?
9. Which phrase is 55 mm long? Pick one of the four below for your answer.
"ONE DOLLAR" on the front
"FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE"
"ONE DOLLAR" on the back
"IN GOD WE TRUST"
10. How wide is the base of the pyramid?
11. Which one measures 30 mm in length?
(The signatures or the serial number?)
12. What is the diameter of the 2 big
circles on the back?
If you finish early, look for some cool
hidden images on the dollar bill
(Google: Hidden images on the dollar)
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