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Year 6: Measuring

Measuring Length Choosing Units of Measurement

Understanding Length Measuring Capacity

Comparing Rulers Perimeter

Understanding Weight Area

Using Scales Area of Irregular Shapes

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Measuring Length

Metric Units of Measurement

Imperial Units of Measurement

Millimetres (mm)Centimetres (cm)

Metres (m)Kilometres (km)

InchesFeet

yards miles

Most things we now measure in metric units. However for distances to towns and people’s heights we tend to still use imperial measurements. The length

of my pencil is

19cm

My dad is 6 foot 2

inches tall (6’ 2”)

Newcastle is 16 miles

away.


10km 1km 100m 10m 1m

Understanding Length

This digit is worth 10km.

This digit is worth 1km. There are 10 of these in 10km

This digit is worth 100m. There are 10 of these in 1km

This digit is worth 10m. There are 10 of these in 100m.

This digit is worth 1m. There are 10 of these in 10 metres.

…and 1,000 metres in a kilometre!



Click on the question mark to find out the missing measurement.

Remember:10mm = 1cm

100cm = 1 metre1,000 metres = 1km

mm cm metres50mm 5cm 0.05m

20mm 2cm 0.02m

150mm 15cm 0.15m

2,100mm

210cm 2.1m

1,500mm

150cm 1.5m

metres km

250m 0.25km

2,150m 2.15km

1,750m 1.75km

150m 0.15km

5,200m 5.2km??

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10cm 20cm 30cm 40cm 70cm50cm 60cm 80cm 90cm 1 met.0cm

10cm0cm 20cm 30cm 40cm 50cm 60cm 70cm 80cm 90cm 100cm

There are 100cm in 1 metre



There are 10mm in 1cm

1cm 2cm 3cm 4cm 5cm0cm

0mm 10mm

5mm 20mm

30mm

40mm

50mm


0 1cm 2cm 3cm 4cm 5cm 6cm 7cm 8cm 9cm

Measuring to the nearest mmClick on the object to see what it measures. Click on the object again to make it disappear.


Comparing Measurements Chart

Length Weight Capacity

10mm = 1cm100cm = 1 metre1,000 metres =

1km

1,000g = 1kg 1,000 ml = 1 litre


Understanding Weight


Remember:1,000g = 1kg

Grams (g) Kilograms (Kg)

500g 0.5kg

2,000g 2kg

200gm 0.2kg

1,500g 1.5kg

2750g 2.75kg?

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Grams (g) Kilograms (Kg)

500g 0.5kg

4,000g 4kg

900g 0.9kg

3000g 3kg

300g 0.3kg

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?


50g

200g

0g

Click on the object to see what it weighs

100g

150g250g

300g

350g


50g

200g

0g

100g

150g250g

300g

350g

Using Different ScalesChoose weights to show the numbers on the scales

(Click again to make the numbers disappear)

100g

400g

0g

200g

300g500g

600g

700g

0 to 400g

0 to 800g

400g

1.6kg

0g

800g

1.2kg2kg

2.4kg

2.8kg

0 to 3kg

20g

80g

0g

40g

60g100g

120g

140g

0 to 160g

200g

800g

0g

400g

600g1,000g1kg

1,200g1.2kg

1,400g1.4kg

0 to 1.6kg


10g

20g

30g

40g50g 60g

70g80g

90g

100g

110g20g

40g

60g

80g100g 120g

140g160g

180g

200g

220g

Change Scale

40g

80g

120g

160g200g 240g

280g320g

360g

400g

440g4g

8g

12g

16g20g 24g

28g32g

36g

40g

44g250g

500g

750g

1kg1.25kg

1.5kg

1.75kg 2kg

2.25kg

2.5kg

2.75kg

Click on each interval line to make the arrow appear. Click in the same place to make it disappear.

Interpreting Scales


Teacher’s Resource: Scales

10g 20g 30g 40g 70g50g 60g 80g 90g 100g0g

Change Scale

Add Weight

250g 500g 750g 1kg 1.75kg

1.25kg

1.5kg 2kg 2.25kg

2.5kg

0g 50g 100g 150g 200g 350g250g 300g 400g 450g 500g0g 40g 80g 120g 160g 280g200g 240g 320g 360g 400g0g 0.5kg 1kg 1.5kg 2kg 3.5kg2.5kg 3kg 4kg 4.5kg 5kg0g 5g 10g 15g 20g 35g25g 30g 40g 45g 50g0g 1kg 2kg 3kg 4kg 7kg5kg 6kg 8kg 9kg 10kg0g


Choosing Units of MeasurementWhich unit of measurement would you use to measure these objects?

Millimetres (mm)

Centimetres (cm)

Metres (m) Kilometres (km)

The length of my fingernail

The distance to Manchester

The length of the classroomThe length of

a pencilHeight of your

friendThe distance to your holiday destinationThe height of a

buildingThe thickness

of a book


Measuring CapacityCapacity is measured in millilitres (ml).

There are 1,000ml in a litre.

A ‘pint’ of milk contains 568ml of milk.

Click on the object to see how many ml everyday objects use.

A family bottle of lemonade contains 2 litres.

A teaspoon of medicine contains 5ml.

A soft drink can contains 300ml

A jug contains 1,000ml (1 litre)


Using a Measuring Container

Click on each object to see how much water it contains:

20ml

40ml

60ml

80ml

100ml

120ml

140ml

0ml


Teacher’s Resource: Measuring Container

20ml

40ml

60ml

80ml

100ml

120ml

140ml

0ml

Change Scale

2ml

4ml

6ml

8ml

10ml

12ml

14ml

0ml

50ml

100ml

150ml

200ml

250ml

300ml

350ml

0ml

100ml

200ml

300ml

400ml

500ml

600ml

700ml

0ml

0.5l

1l

1.5l

2l

2.5l

3l

3.5l

0ml

Add Water


Understanding Capacity


Remember:1,000ml = 1L

Millilitres (ml) Litres (l)

250ml 0.25L

2,950ml 2.95L

380ml 0.38L

720ml 0.72L

50ml 0.05L?

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Millilitres (ml) Litres (L)

150ml 0.15L

2,150ml 2.15L

650ml 0.65L

9,500ml 9.5L

450ml 0.45L

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Perimeter

Perimeter is how long a

shape is around the outside.

3cm

6cm

6cm

3cm 6cm + 6cm + 3cm + 3cm

= 18cm

2cm

8cm

8cm

2cm

8cm + 8cm + 2cm + 2cm = 20cm

5cm

3cm

3cm

5cm 5cm + 5cm

+ 3cm + 3cm = 16cm


Perimeter is how long a shape is

around the outside.

12cm

6cm

12cm

6cm

6cm +12cm + 12cm + 6cm =

The perimeter is 36cm

Perimeter


Can you work out the

perimeter of these shapes?

A Square

5cm

A Rectangle

3cm

6cm

4cm

4cm

4cm

The square has a perimeter of 20cm

(5cm + 5cm + 5cm + 5cm)

The rectangle has a perimeter of 18cm

(3cm + 6cm + 3cm + 6cm)

The triangle has a perimeter of 12cm (4cm + 4cm + 4cm)


Can you work out the

perimeter of these shapes?

A Rhombus 6cm

6cm

An Isosceles Triangle

4cm

24cm

A Rectangle

7cm40cm

12cm

8cm5cm

8cm

A perimeter of 24cm

A perimeter of 18cm

A perimeter of 128cm

A perimeter of 40cm (Not all sides are labelled!)


The area is how much

space a shape takes up.

Calculating Area

This shape has an area of 20cm² (There are 20 ‘1cm’ squares inside)

This shape has an area of 12cm².


What is the area of each shape?

Click on the shapes to reveal each answer.

Calculating Area

16cm²

16cm²

14cm²

24cm²


Watch carefully, and you will also notice there is a quick way of calculating

area.

Calculating Area

16cm²

16cm²

24cm²

4cm

4cm

2cm

8cm4cm

6cm

The quick way of calculating area

is to multiply length x width.


Calculate the area of these shapes. Click on each shape to reveal the answer

Calculating Area

20cm²

12cm²

18cm²

5cm

3cm

2cm

6cm4cm

6cm

The quick way of calculating area

is to multiply length x width.


Can you find the area of these

shapes? Click each shape to reveal the answer

8cm

4cm

12cm

9cm

4cm

6cm

108cm²

32cm²

24cm²


Can you find the area of these

shapes?

8cm²

12cm²

30cm²

19cm²

14cm²


Finally can you find the area of these shapes?

(Clue: can the shapes be divided up into smaller

rectangles?)

What is the area of the shaded orange

part?

10cm

8cm

7cm3cm

6cm

10cm

5cm

10cm

8cm

8cm

4cm

4cm

The area is 48cm²

(64cm² - 16cm²)

The area is 80cm²

The area is 59cm²

60cm²

+ 20cm²

+ 9cm²

50cm²

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