Posts tagged as "metric"

Just a quick exercise in converting metric units from small to large and vice versa. This is not easy and as stated before a good understanding of both the metric system and place value is needed to be able to do this. It is probably easier to convert large units to smaller: Eg 3.5 litres [...]

By Year 4 children should be quite familiar with the main metric units of measurement and should know the following: 1 kilometre = 1 000 metres 1 metre = 100 centimetres 1 metre = 1 000 millimetres 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres 1 kilogram = 1 000 grams 1 litre = 1 000 millimetres It [...]

This is another maths worksheet which looks at converting a larger metric unit to a smaller one, and is suitable for Year 5 children who have a good grasp of the metric system. Even so, don’t be surprised if children make mistakes with these, especially when multiplying by ten, one hundred or one thousand. Download [...]