Converting measurement units
Convert between different units of measure (e.g. kilometre to metre, hour to minute, minute to second, year to month, week to day)
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If your child is told a journey is 3.5 km, can they convert that to metres — and also turn 2 hours 15 minutes into just minutes?
Convert between different units of measure (e.g. kilometre to metre, hour to minute, minute to second, year to month, week to day)
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- Convert 3 km to 3000 m
- State 2 hours = 120 minutes
- Convert 5 weeks to 35 days
“If your child is told a journey is 3.5 km, can they convert that to metres — and also turn 2 hours 15 minutes into just minutes?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 8–9