1. Move On Carefully: numeracy
Module 3: Metric measures

2. To enable participants to:
Module aims
To enable participants to:
consolidate numeracy skills around metric measurement relevant to their role in care
prepare for typical questions from the Level 1 National Certificate in Adult Numeracy. 2

3. discuss and use metric measures of length, weight and capacity
Module objectives
Participants will:
discuss and use metric measures of length, weight and capacity
read measurements on a range of different scales
convert measurements from mm to cm, cm to mm, etc.
relate metric measurement to their own experience and work role. 3

4. Measuring What do we measure? Length Weight Capacity Temperature Time4

5. What do we use to measure them? Units Equipment Length Weight Capacity
Measuring
What do we use to measure them?
Units Equipment
Length
Weight
Capacity
Temperature
Time 5

6. Reading measurements 6

7. Converting between units
1 metre = _____ millimetres
1 metre = _____ centimetres
1 centimetre = _____ millimetres
1 kilometre = _____ metres 7

8. Converting between units
× 10
millimetres
(mm)
 10
centimetres
(cm)
× 1 000
metres
(m)
kilometres
(km)
× 100
 100
 1 000 8

9. Converting between unitskm m cm mm 9

10. Multiplying by 10 and 100
/ /100 10

11. Using and improving your maths
Programme journal:
What have you learnt?
How might you use the skills in your working or everyday life?
What do you want to practise more (if anything)? 11

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