1. Using a piece of string, find the distance around your waist, wrist, and head
in mm, cm, and m. Make your measurement in whatever unit seems
convenient and then convert to the other units afterwards.
My waist = _______________m_ = ______________cm = ______________mm
My wrist = _______________m_ = ______________cm = ______________mm
My head = _______________m_ = ______________cm = ______________mm
2. How tall are you in centimeters? ___________________
Meters? _________________
3. Obtain a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. What are the diameter and thickness of each coin in
millimeters? Fill in the chart below with units listed.
Penny
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Diameter
Thickness
4. Using a few meter sticks, find out how far you can leap in a standing broad
jump.
____________________ m = __________________ cm = _____________________ mm
5. In the chart below begin by estimating the size of the given objects in metric
units. Be sure to include the units. Next actually measure the objects and write
those in the spaces provided. Once again, be sure to include the units!
Object
Estimate (with units)
Actual Size (with units)
Diameter of a pencil
Length of the room
Height of the room
Length of a battery
Circumference of a
battery
7. Complete the following conversions:
a. 5.89 m to cm
b. 100mm to cm
c. 2.67 cm to m
d. 20 mm to m
e. 55,678 m to km
f. 3,325 cm to m
g. 256 m to mm
h. 13,567 mm to m