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Year 6
Measurement
Definition
Converting units changes a measurement from one unit to another, such as metres to centimetres. You multiply or divide by the amount that links them.
Why Do I Have to Learn This?
Measuring lets us describe length, weight and capacity exactly. Cooking, building and science all depend on the right units.
Key Rules:
- 1. Multiply when changing to a smaller unit.
- 2. Divide when changing to a larger unit.
- 3. Use the correct link, such as 100 cm in a metre.
Remember:
- •1 m = 100 cm and 1 km = 1000 m.
- •1 kg = 1000 g and 1 litre = 1000 ml.
- •A smaller unit needs more of them for the same amount.
Length
How long something is from one end to the other.
A new pencil has a length of about 18 centimetres.
Animated Example:
1 m
cm
metres and centimetres
1 m = 100 cm
Free Measurement Worksheet
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Let’s Practise the Concept
Step 1 of 3
Put them in order
Tap the numbers from smallest to largest.
In order so far: nothing yet