Converting measurements – Best worksheets and resources for KS2 maths
Switch from cm to mm, km to miles and metric to non-metric with ease with these worksheets, interactive games and other primary teaching resources…
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1 | Converting measurements
These three converting measurements worksheets provide extra challenges for KS2 children.
In each one a variety of measurement conversion problems are spread across three sections, enabling you to use the whole sheet during a lesson or to select specific problems for different teaching sessions.
A separate answer sheet for all sections is included.
Click any of these links to get these resources:
- Year 4 Converting Measurements
Convert between different units of measure eg kilometre to metre; hour to minute. - Year 5 Converting Measurements
Convert between different units of metric measure (for example, kilometre and metre; centimetre and metre; centimetre and millimetre; gram and kilogram; litre and millilitre) Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints. - Year 5 Converting Metric and Non-Metric Measurements
Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints.
2 | Converting units of length
In this lesson themathstutor shows you the simple steps to convert mm to cm to m to km in an easy-to-follow fashion with clear visuals for students to follow.
Watch it above, or on YouTube here.
3 | Comparing length
Carrying on with this area, in these comparing length review worksheets, Year 3 children will measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml).
A separate answer sheet is included for all three sections.
4 | Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
This resource tasks children with increasingly harder length conversion questions using a Who Wants to be a Millionaire? framework.
Download this PowerPoint here.
5 | Converting time measurement
Solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days.
They are designed for Year 4 children and include a variety of time problems and an answer sheet.
Get this resource here and also try the converting time on clocks worksheets.
6 | Metric units jigsaw
This printable PDF includes a number of triangles on with measurements on each side. Students need to match up the measurements to create a hexagon. The solution is included.
7 | Online conversion questions
This interactive page offers a number of measurement conversion questions for children to answer. There are options for length, mass, volume and time, or there’s a mixed selection of word questions.
8 | Conversion word problems
This simple resource is a PDF of 26 conversion word problems for students to try.
