It’s time to explore meters! In this lesson, students dive into measuring using meters, learning how to use meter sticks and estimate length in meters.
Show students the meter stick. Ask them what they think it measures.
Tell students that a meter stick is one meter long. One meter is the same as 100 centimeters.
Using a ruler, show students how long one centimeter is.
Ask students what types of things they might measure with a meter stick. Give them a few examples and have them share whether they would measure with a ruler or a meter stick (smaller things would be measured with a ruler, larger things with a meter stick).