Converting Units Monday 29 th June Converting Units

Converting Units Monday 29 th June

Converting Units Yesterday we looked at metres and kilometres. What unit of measurement would we use if we wanted to measure something smaller than a metre, such as a pencil?

Converting Units Yesterday we looked at metres and kilometres. What unit of measurement would we use if we wanted to measure something smaller than a metre, such as a pencil? Millimetres or centimetres

Complete the stem sentence: There are _____ millimetres in _____metres.

Complete the stem sentence: 1 1000 millimetres in _____metres. There are _____ What do you notice?

Complete the stem sentence: 1 1000 millimetres in _____metres. There are _____ Write three more versions of this sentence stem.

Converting Units The conversion of millimetres to metres is the same as the conversion from meters to kilometres.

Now complete questions 1 -4 on the worksheet.

Converting Units What units of measure do we tend to use to measure liquids?

Converting Units What units of measure do we tend to use to measure liquids? Millilitres or litres

Complete the stem sentence: There are _____ millilitres in _____ litres.

Complete the stem sentence: 1000 millilitres in _____ 1 There are _____ litres. What do you notice?

Converting Units The conversion of millilitres to litres is the same as the conversion from meters to kilometres, grams to kilograms and millimetres to metres.

Converting Units Kilo= thousand Milli= one thousandth

Converting Units Problem Solving To solve the problem you first need to convert to the same units.

Converting Units Problem Solving How many glasses: Cans: 330 ml x 5 = 1650 ml Bottles 1250 ml x 3 = 3750 ml Total amount of cola: 1650 + 3750= 5400 ml divided into 100 ml glasses = 54 glasses

Converting Units Problem Solving Cost: She buys 5 cans so we need to work out: 5 x 48 p= 240 p She buys 3 bottles so we need to work out: 3 x 159 p= 477 p Total cost of cola= 240 p + 477 p= 717 p Profit: 54 glasses sold at 50 p each= 54 x 50 p= 2700 p or £ 27 2700 -717= 1983 p or £ 19. 83

Now complete questions 5 -9 on the worksheet. Then check your answers!