TheLearnDenYear 6 · Maths
Convert Between Standard Units
Year 6 learners practise converting standard units of length mass and time.
The activities include Convert a Range of Measures Including up to Three Decimal Places, Convert Between Standard Units of Mass, Convert Between Units of Time, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, teaching, interactive, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Convert a Range of Measures Including up to Three Decimal Places
- Convert Between Standard Units of Mass
- Convert Between Units of Time
- Convert Decimal Units of Measure
- Understand Conversions Between Standard Units of Volume
- Use a Conversion Graph to Convert Between Inches and Centimetres
Checked learning resources
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Converting units of measure
Khan Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Khan Academy practice unit for converting measurement units, supporting Year 6 conversion problem-solving and decimal measurement contexts.
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Metric Units — Primary Practice Questions
Corbettmaths Primary · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Free primary worksheet includes decimal conversions between metres and centimetres and between metres and kilometres, directly matching the activity examples.
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Converting Units of Time Differentiated Maths Activity Sheets
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 differentiated fluency, reasoning and problem-solving sheets practise converting between seconds, minutes, hours, days and other units of time.
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Metric units of length review (mm, cm, m and km)
Khan Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Worked guide explains converting smaller and larger metric length units and includes practice converting millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres.
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Use a Conversion Graph for Inches and Centimetres: Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website
Free KS2 worksheet and quizzes practise using approximate equivalence and conversion representations to convert between imperial inches and metric centimetres, including 1 inch being about 2.5 centimetres.
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Year 6 Converting Units Maths Knowledge Organiser
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Year 6 SATs revision guide records the imperial conversion facts for miles and kilometres, inches and feet, ounces and pounds, pounds and stones, and pints and gallons, with diagrams and calculation guidance.
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Explain how to calculate the volume of a cuboid and a cube
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak KS2 lesson teaches calculating volume of cuboids and cubes and addresses the misconception of counting only visible cubes.
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Converting units of mass and capacity
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Oak KS2 lesson uses multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1,000 to convert mass and capacity units, including kg/g and l/ml.