Step 6 Objective
Use units of measure to estimate, calculate and solve problems in everyday contexts involving length, area, volume, capacity, mass, time, angle and bearings; know rough metric equivalents of imperial measures in daily use (feet, miles, pounds, pints, gallons).
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
What if pupils find this a barrier?
Ask pupils to devise problems for given answers, e.g. 18 m², 36 seconds, 5.3 kg. Challenge pupils further by asking them how they could make their questions more difficult, e.g. by including information with measurements given in different units.
Emphasise 'rough' metric equivalents to imperial rather than ratio and proportion problems involving 'exact' equivalents.
TL4Y7 Shape, space and measures 3 S3.4 - Acrobat pdf document (48Kb) is a helpful resource for exploring rough metric equivalents of imperial measures.