Y5

Maths

Converting Units Consolidation Activity

Worksheet
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Join Captain Harris as she sets sail on the high seas with this Year 5 Converting Units Activity Pack.

Using their knowledge and understanding of measures and conversions, children climb aboard The Crestfield, helping Captain Jane complete her itinerary and solve various challenges to ensure the crew's and passengers' safety.

This resource is designed to deepen children's reasoning and problem-solving skills giving them context and helping them to engage in mathematical discussions. Suitable for use in pairs or as part of a small group, this consolidation pack will excite children.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Solve problems involving converting between units of time
  • Convert between different units of metric measure (for example, kilometre and metre; centimetre and metre; centimetre and millimetre; gram and kilogram; litre and millilitre)
  • Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints