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Units of measurement

Units of measurement
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Key Info
  • Units of measurement
  • Duration: 01:05
  • A look at a range of everyday kitchen items, such as butter and fruit juice, and the units they are measured in. Potatoes are measured in kilograms, kitchen foil is measured in metres, butter is measured in grams, orange juice is measured in litres, milk is measured in millilitres and a milk pan is measured in centimetres.
  • Subject:

    Maths

       Topic:

    Measurement and Scales

  • Keywords: measurements, measuring, units, metres, centimetres, millilitres, litres, grams, kilograms
Ideas for use in class
  • Display a bag of shopping and ask children to predict what unit of measurement is used for each item.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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