Lesson 23a: SWBAT solve addition word problems involving metric length.

Let’s create a Metric Units of Length poster! Tear the paper strip so that it is a meter long. Put your name on the strip. Let’s create a Metric Units of Length poster!

What pattern do we notice going across our list? 1 m = 100 cm 100 cm = 1 m

meters centimeters

What pattern do we notice going across our list? 1 km = 1,000 m 1,000 m = 1 km

kilometers meters

3 cents + 2 quarters

5 km + 300 m

4 m 300 cm – 1m 100 cm

John has 3 meters of string John has 3 meters of string. He cut off a piece that was 50 centimeters long and give it to his friend. How long is the piece of string that John has left?