Metre
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SI Standard
Understand that 'metre' is the standard SI unit for measuring length worldwide. The lab equipment is calibrated in metres.
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Metric Prefixes
'Metre' can combine with prefixes like 'kilo-' for 'kilometre' to denote larger lengths. The park is two kilometres long.
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Common Objects
Relate 'metre' to everyday objects to grasp its size – about a guitar's length. He is taller than a metre, approximately like stacking two guitars.