Key Stage 1
Meaning
A Ruler is a piece of equipment we can use to measure how long something is.
- Noun: Ruler
About Rulers
There are many different kinds of rulers but they all do the same job. There are metre rulers which can measure as long as 1 meter and as small as 1 millimeter. There are 'foot' rulers which can measure as long as 30 centimetres and as short as 1 millimetre. Some rulers are made of wood and some rulers are made of plastic.
Examples
- A scientist measured the length of a table.
- A scientist measured the height of their friends.
- A scientist wants to measure the distance from the office to the laboratory.
Used in a Sentence
- A ruler was used to measure the length of a table.
- The height of the scientist's friends was found using a ruler.
- The scientist's ruler was too short to measure the distance form the office to the laboratory