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Hecto- means one hundred, therefore 1 hectometer = 100 meters = 10 decameters. 1 kilometer = 10 hectometers. The only ones your daughter needs to bother about are millimeter, centimeter, and kilometer, and she should learn to manipulate these confidently. 1 meter = 100 centimeters, or 1000 millimeters.
The second word in the phrase refers to how many metrical feet there are in each line. This is accomplished by attaching a prefix to the word 'meter,' like so: A meter with two feet is called ' dimeter .'. A meter with three feet is called ' trimeter .'. A meter with four feet is called ' tetrameter .'. A meter with five feet is called ' pentameter. A meter with six feet is called ' hexameter .'. So, when I say 'dactylic hexameter,' I'm just talking about a meter that has six dactyls per line.