Find the value of each expression mentally.

There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer.

1.  The shaded section of the track is the length of a 100-meter race. How many 100-meter races does it take to travel 1 kilometer?

   

2. Your teacher will give you images of something with a length or a height measured in meters.

   About how many of the items in the handout are needed to make 1 kilometer? Explain or show how you know.

3. Work with your group to write a number in the blank so that each statement is true. Decide if your length is “about” or “exactly” 1 kilometer, and circle the correct word.

   1. One kilometer is the length of (about, exactly) __________ soccer fields.

   2. One kilometer is the length of (about, exactly) __________ Statues of Liberty.

   3. One kilometer is the length of (about, exactly) __________ Olympic-size swimming pools.

   4. One kilometer is the length of (about, exactly) __________ basketball courts.

4. Estimate where you might end up if you travel 1 kilometer from your school’s front door.

1. Complete the table with the unknown lengths in meters or in kilometers.

   kilometers (km)	meters (m)
   1	1,000
   5
   	6,000
   10
   	12,000
   27

2. Andre says 100 meters is longer than 10 kilometers. Do you agree or disagree? Explain or show your reasoning.

3. Which is greater?
   1. 2,000 meters or 3 kilometers
   2. 500 meters or 1 kilometer
   3. 14 kilometers or 14,000 meters
   4. 8 kilometers or 80,000 meters