Maths Lesson 4 LO I can metric units

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Mental Maths Practice Read the story and select the appropriate measures for each part. My day in measures 7 am - I had a wash in 3 (SECONDS, LITRES, MILES) of water. 7. 30 am - For breakfast I had 200 ( KILOGRAMS, PINTS, GRAMS ) of cereal, with 100 ( PINTS, MILLILITRES, METRES ) of milk. I also had a cup of tea, with ½ a (GRAM, INCH, PINT) of sugar in it. 8. 10 am - I had to run for the bus today. The bus stop is 100 ( METRES, MILES, KILLOGRAMS) away from my house. School starts in ½ an ( MILE, HOUR, YARD). 11. 00 am - During break I shared out a LITRE bottle of lemonade, between five glasses. We each had 200 ( LITRES, MILLILITRES, TONNES ) of lemonade, to drink.

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure My day in measures - Continued 3. 15 pm - This afternoon we had P. E. I kicked the football 14 ( OUNCES, FEET, KILOMETRES) 4. 30 pm - My brother is running in an Athletics competition this evening. He is running in the 1500 ( METRES, KILOMETRES, GRAMS ). He can run that distance in 25 ( FEET, TONNES, SECONDS ). My brother is taller than me. He is 6 (CENTIMETRES, MILES, FEET, INCHES, METRES) high. 7. 30 pm - The road outside our house looks like a river! The main water pipe has burst and there are ( MILLILITRES, YARDS, GALLONS) of water gushing down the road. 7. 45 pm - I am going to watch a film on TV. It is 1 ½ ( MINUTES, HOURS, SECONDS) long. 9. 30 pm – Time for bed! I have to get up in 10 ( METRES, MINUTES, HOURS)

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Mental Maths Practice - ANSWERS My day in measures 7 am - 3 LITRES 7. 30 am - 200 GRAMS with 100 MILLILITRES, ½ GRAM of sugar 8. 10 am - 100 METRES. School starts in ½ an HOUR 11. 00 am - 200 MILLILITRES 3. 15 pm - 14 FEET (1 foot = 30. 48 cm. It is an old- fashioned (Imperial) unit of measure) 4. 30 pm - 1500 METRES. 25 SECONDS. 6 FEET high. 7. 30 pm – GALLONS (1 gallon = 4546. 09 ml. Or 4. 546 litres. It is an imperial unit of measure of capacity). 7. 45 pm - 1½ HOURS 9. 30 pm – 10 HOURS

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Tasks – Measures word problems Read this word-problem. Highlight the key numbers, operation/s you may need to use and also the key questions. Lauren needs 925 g of sugar to make some jam. She pours out 255 g from an old bag and the rest from a new bag costing 85 p. How much sugar does she pour from the new bag?

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Tasks – Measures word problems Read this word-problem. Highlight the key numbers, operation/s you may need to use and also the key questions. Lauren needs 925 g of sugar to make some jam. She pours out 255 g from an old bag and the rest from a new bag costing 85 p. How much sugar does she pour from the new bag? Did you spot the distractor (the bit of information to confuse or distract you)?

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Tasks – Measures word problems Now let’s solve the problem and answer the question! Lauren needs 925 g of sugar to make some jam. She pours out 255 g from an old bag and the rest from a new bag costing 85 p. How much sugar does she pour from the new bag? 925 g (total sugar needed) – 255 g (old bag) = 670 g (sugar needed from new bag) Lauren pours 670 g of sugar from the new bag

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Tasks Try these measures word problems White & Black (Purple group – please see next page)

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure Tasks Try these measures word problems Purple group

Maths Lesson 4 – LO: I can +/- metric units of measure ANSWERS to measures word problems - White & Black 1. 643 g 2. 47 cm or 0. 47 m 3. 1. 158 litres 4. 22. 9 km ANSWERS to measures word problems – Purple 1. 405 ml 2. 165 kg 3. 195 g 4. 197 kg