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- Year 10•
- Higher
Checking and securing understanding of scales and conversion
I can read values from various scales and convert between units of measure.
- Year 10•
- Higher
Checking and securing understanding of scales and conversion
I can read values from various scales and convert between units of measure.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reading values from scales in a useful skill in a variety of contexts.
- Different countries may use different measurements.
- Incorrect conversion produces a different ratio.
Keywords
Metric units - Metric units are based around the standard units of metre, gram and litre.
Imperial - Imperial is a system of units for measuring, which was created in the early 1800s, during the British Empire.
Interval - An interval is the space between two values or points. On a scale, intervals are shown using a small mark or line to show the space between.
Common misconception
Pupils may assume every scale increases by 1 each time or that there are 10 increments.
Ensure pupils are counting how many gaps along the scale and calculating the increment size.
To help you plan your year 10 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of scales and conversion, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 maths lesson on: Checking and securing understanding of scales and conversion, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Select the standard metric units.
Q2.Match each measurement to an equivalent measurement.
1 metre -
1000 millimetres
1 kilogram -
1000 grams
1 millilitre -
0.001 litres
100 centimetres -
1 metre
1 centimetre -
10 millimetre
1000 metres -
1 kilometre
Q3.This ratio table shows that $$a$$ = .
Q4.Lucas uses 450 g self-raising flour to make a sponge. Lucas should use eggs for his sponge.
Q5.Aisha uses 2.5 lemons to make a sponge. Aisha should use tsp of vanilla extract for her sponge.
Q6.Using 1 ft = 12 in and 3 ft ≈ 1 yd means 6 yd ≈ in.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Each interval on this is 0.1 as there is a difference of 1 unit over 10 intervals. The arrow is pointing at 35.6.
Q2.The arrow on this scale is pointing at .
Q3.The arrow on this scale is pointing at .
Q4.1 cup is equivalent to 16 tablespoons. Match each quantity to its equivalent quantity.
3 cups -
48 tablespoons
4 tablespoons -
0.25 cups
1.5 cups -
24 tablespoons
8 tablespoons -
0.5 cups
Q5.12 tablespoons are equivalent to 1.5 sticks. This means that 1 stick is equivalent to tablespoons.
Q6.Approximately 28 grams are equivalent to 1 ounce (oz). There are 16 ounces in a pound. The arrow on this scale is pointing at approximately kilograms.
