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Measuring Length: Changing centimeters to meters

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Kids think about various object found in the classroom and discuss whether they'd use centimeters or meters to measure each. There are four practice problems included.

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centimeters, measurement, the metric system, length, meters

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centimeters, length, meters, changing centimeters to meters, math
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
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7
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