Year 6 · Maths

Solve Conversion Problems

Year 6 learners practise solving measurement conversion problems.

The activities include Convert Between Measurements to Solve Problems, Convert Between Measurements with up to Three Decimal Places, Convert Between Measurements with up to Two Decimal Places, and related practice. The checked support below includes worksheet, lesson, video, interactive. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Convert Between Measurements to Solve Problems
Convert Between Measurements with up to Three Decimal Places
Convert Between Measurements with up to Two Decimal Places
Solve Conversion Problems
Solve Measuring Problems Involving Conversions
Solve Problems Converting Measurements with up to Three Decimal Places
Solve Problems Converting Measurements with up to Two Decimal Places
Solve Problems Involving Converting Measurements
Understand Measuring Problems

Checked learning resources

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.
Year 6 Convert Metric Units of Length Teaching Pack

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Year 6 teaching presentation and practice converting metric units of length and applying decimal notation when solving measurement conversion problems.
Solve problems involving different units of measure

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak KS2 lesson for solving problems involving different units of measure; notes support decimal representations such as converting 1.2 l into ml.
Use efficient strategies and common measure conversions to solve problems in a range of contexts

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak KS2 lesson explicitly teaches using known facts, informal calculation methods and converting between units of measure to simplify problems.
Year 6 Diving into Mastery: Step 2 Convert Metric Measures Teaching Pack

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

White Rose-aligned Year 6 teaching pack using real-world contexts with metric measures of length, volume, capacity and mass.
Solve problems involving different units of measure worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz downloads for the Oak lesson Solve problems involving different units of measure.
White Rose Year 6 Autumn Block 5: Converting units

White Rose Maths · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

White Rose Year 6 converting-units scheme includes calculating with metric measures and warns pupils must convert all values to the same unit before calculating.
Year 6 Maths Converting Units Planning Overview

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 Maths resource matched to solving measurement conversion problems.