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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A [[metre]] is a [[distance]] the same as 100 [[centimetre]]s.
===About Metres===
: There are 1000 [[metre]]s in one [[kilometre]].
: There are 100 [[centimetre]]s in one [[metre]].
: A bench is about a [[metre]] tall.
: An adult [[human]] usually grows to more than one [[metre]] tall.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
: [[Metre]]s are shortened to a lower case '''m'''.
: [[Metre]]s are for the size of large [[object]]s such as buildings.
: The [[distance]] from the [[equator]] to the North Pole is 10,000,000 [[metre]]s.
===Converting to Metres===
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.001km001m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to [[metre]]s /1000,000.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |0.000001km000001m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''1 [[centimetre]] 1(cm)''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''Convert to [[metre]]s /100.''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |''0.01m''
|}
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Metres''' ('''m''') are the [[SI Unit]] for [[distance]], [[displacement]] and [[wavelength]].
===About Metres===
: '''Metres ''' are shortened to a lower case m.
: The [[distance]] from the [[equator]] to the North Pole is 10<sup>7</sup> [[metre]]s, and is how the [[metre]] was originally defined.
===Converting to Metres===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Unit'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''To convert'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Metres'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[megametre]] (1Mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>6</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilometre]] (1km)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>3</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Metre]] (1m)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x1
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[decimetre]] 1(dm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-1</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-1</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[centimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-2</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-2</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[millimetre]] 1(mm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-3</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-3</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[micrometre]] 1(µm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-6</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-6</sup>m
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1 [[nanometre]] 1(nm)
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Convert to '''Metres''' x10<sup>-9</sup>
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1x10<sup>-9</sup>m
|}