Decimal place value
Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system (e.g. 5 cm to 0.05 m) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places; convert between smaller and larger units of length, mass, volume, and time
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If your child needs to convert 5 cm to metres and write the answer as a decimal, can they do it — and also convert 2.45 kg into grams?
Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system (e.g. 5 cm to 0.05 m) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places; convert between smaller and larger units of length, mass, volume, and time
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- Convert 3,250 g to 3.25 kg using decimal notation
- Convert 0.45 km to 450 m
- Explain the relationship between mm, cm, m, and km using powers of 10
“If your child needs to convert 5 cm to metres and write the answer as a decimal, can they do it — and also convert 2.45 kg into grams?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 10–11