Idea 13of 22Builds onMetres, centimetres and millimetres
A kilometre is 1000 metres
How far is a kilometre, in metres?
Today you'll discover
- what kilo means
- how to count by thousands
- how to write kilometres in metres
Think firstA walking trail, 3 km long
The trail is 3 km long. How many metres is that?
Decide first, then press Next. Count by thousands.
A walking trail drawn as a long bar, 3 km. Under it, three tiles of 1 km each; then each kilometre cut into strips and marked 1000 m, 3000 m in all. The working reads 3 km = 3000 m, 3 × 1000 = 3000. The last step shows a 5 km fun run.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Kilo means 1000: 1 km = 1000 m, about a 10-minute walk.
Around the trackMany school tracks are 400 m around, so two and a half laps make 1 km.
Easy to get wrongKilo is 1000, not 100: 3 km is 3000 m, not 300 m.
Key word
- kilometre
- 1000 metres, written km; about a 10-minute walk
Ready to use it?
- Write kilometres in metres.