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Year 5

Convert between miles and kilometres and pounds and Euro

I can convert between miles and kilometres, and pounds and Euro.

New
New
Year 5

Convert between miles and kilometres and pounds and Euro

I can convert between miles and kilometres, and pounds and Euro.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. 5 miles is roughly equivalent to 8km
  2. Conversion graphs can be used to convert from one unit to another.

Common misconception

Lots of practice has taken place for pupils to convert between kilometres and metres. Pupils may expect kilometres and miles to have a similar relationship and expect one mile to equal 1,000 metres.

Bar models and double number lines are excellent visual representations of the relationship and should help pupils to form a more concrete understanding of the equivalence between units. Displaying these will provide a prompt for pupils.

Keywords

  • Kilometre - A kilometre is a metric measure of distance, equal to 1,000 metres. It can be abbreviated to km.

  • Mile - A mile is an imperial measure of distance.

  • Approximate - If a value is not exact, but is close enough to be used, it is approximate.

  • Pound - The currency used in the United Kingdom is pounds sterling.

  • Euro - The currency used in most European countries is the Euro.

A good way to either pre-teach the conversion between miles and kilometres is using two-coloured counters: write 5 miles on one side and 8 km on the other. Then take a handful. What is the value in kilometres? What is the value in miles?
Teacher tip

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6 Questions

Q1.
Select all of the imperial units of measure.
millimetres
Correct answer: miles
kilometres
Correct answer: feet
Correct answer: stones
Q2.
Select all of the metric units of measure.
Correct answer: grams
ounces
Correct answer: metres
inches
Correct answer: kilometres
Q3.
Which of these are multiples of 5?
Correct answer: 50
62
Correct answer: 85
Correct answer: 100
101
Q4.
Which of these are multiples of 8?
Correct answer: 64
68
82
Correct answer: 88
Correct answer: 800
Q5.
25 × 5 =
Correct Answer: 125
Q6.
25 × 8 =
Correct Answer: 200

6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the correct symbol to complete the sentence. 1 mile 1 km
<
=
Correct answer: >
Q2.
Select all of the statements which are true.
5 km = 5 miles
5 km is approximately equal to 8 miles
Correct answer: 8 km is approximately equal to 5 miles
Correct answer: 1 mile is approximately equal to 1.6 km
1 km is approximately equal to 1.6 miles
Q3.
How many kilometres are approximately equal to 10 miles? 10 miles is approximately km.
Correct Answer: 16
Q4.
How many miles are approximately equal to 24 kilometres? 24 km is approximately miles.
Correct Answer: 15
Q5.
If £1 is approximately equivalent to €1.20 then £10 is approximately equal to €
Correct Answer: 12
Q6.
If £1 is approximately equivalent to €1.20 then £5 is approximately equal to €
Correct Answer: 6