Convert from smaller to larger units of measure

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Convert from larger to smaller units of measure

Convert to and from fraction and decimal quantities of larger units

Use known facts to derive common conversions over 1

Use known facts to carry out conversions that correspond to 10 and 100 parts

Solve problems involving different units of measure

Understand approximate equivalence between metric and imperial units

Convert between miles and kilometres and pounds and Euro

Solve problems involving converting between units of time

Solve problems involving converting units in different contexts

In this unit pupils will apply memorised unit conversions to convert between units of measure, solve problems involving converting between units of time and money. In the future unit pupils will explain how one hundred thousand can be composed and read and write numbers up to one million 

In the prior unit pupils explained the effect of multiplying and dividing a number by 10, 100 and 1,000 and used their knowledge of multiplying decimal fractions by whole numbers to solve measures problems. In this unit pupils will apply memorised unit conversions to convert between units of measure  and solve problems involving converting between units of time and money. 

In this unit pupils will apply memorised unit conversions to convert between units of measure and solve problems involving converting between units of time and money.

Converting units

How many litres is equivalent to 2,000 ml?

Convert 4,000 millilitres into litres. {{  }} l

Convert 8,000 g into kilograms. {{  }} kg

Order these distances from shortest to longest:

Oakley and Beau are dogs. Oakley has a mass of 7 kg and Beau has a mass of 5,000 g. What is the difference between their masses?

Convert these kilograms to grams. {{  }}  g

Convert 7 litres to millilitres. {{ }} ml

Subtract 1,000 g from this amount shown on the scale. {{  }} g

Izzy has taken two parcels to the Post Office to be delivered. One has a mass of 3 kg. The other has a mass of 7 kg. What is their combined mass in grams? {{  }} g

Convert from smaller to larger units of measure

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