Converting Units Mastery
An interactive lesson on screen. Your child works through worked examples, practises on their own, then tests themselves with questions that get harder as they go.
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About this lesson
By the end of this lesson your child can take any converting units question, length, mass, capacity or miles and kilometres, and know straight away whether to multiply or divide and by how much. Conversions turn up all over the 11+ and GCSE paper, usually inside a longer word problem rather than as a question of their own. A child who works in centimetres when the answer wants metres loses the mark on a question they had otherwise solved.
Topics covered:
- Length one step at a time, mm to cm, cm to m and m to km, taught one step per slide
- Length in multi step jumps, mm to m and cm to km, chaining two steps into a single factor
- Mass, grams and kilograms
- Capacity, millilitres and litres
- Miles, kilometres and imperial units, worked out on an equivalent ratio table and always stated as about, because the conversion is not exact
- Reading scales, jugs, kitchen dials and numbered scales, working out what one small mark is worth
- Mixed measure problems, multi step word problems that cross all the units above
Your child works through the lesson on any screen. Every worked example is revealed one line at a time, so they watch the method build up, try the next question on paper, then click to check their own answer. Three explore tools sit alongside the practice. One is a unit ladder that moves a single measurement up and down every length unit and shows all four forms at once. The other two are matching boards where your child pairs a sensible length or mass to a real object.
How it's structured:
- Each of the 7 units opens with worked examples your child clicks through line by line, then practice questions colour-coded easy, medium and hard
- 110 questions in total, every answer hidden behind click to reveal, with a reveal-all option on each slide
- A final 20-question mixed challenge pulling from all 7 units, so your child has to decide which conversion the question needs before they start
Reading a scale is the part children get wrong most often. A jug labelled every 200 ml with unlabelled lines in between asks your child to work out what one small mark is worth before they can read anything off it. This lesson teaches that as a skill in its own right. Your child counts the gaps between two labelled marks, divides to find what one gap is worth, then reads where the level sits. Once they can do that, a measuring jug, a kitchen dial and a numbered scale all become the same question.
Use this if:
- Your child is in Year 4 to Year 11 and still guesses whether to multiply or divide when the units change
- You're preparing for the 11+, where conversions are hidden inside longer word problems rather than asked outright
- Your child is doing GCSE Foundation and loses marks for giving a right number in the wrong unit
- You want a resource your child can check their own work with, not one more thing on your to-do list
Built by an experienced maths teacher with over 3,000 hours of one-to-one tutoring experience and a Master's in Education.
Better value as a bundle. This lesson is one of 5 in the Coordinates, Measures & Time Bundle, all 5 for £19.99 instead of £29.95 bought separately.
Format: Interactive digital lesson, link sent by email straight after purchase.
Suitable for: Year 4 to Year 11, 11+, KS2, KS3, KS4, GCSE Foundation.
Who this is for
Built for students who want to practise independently, at their own pace, with clear examples and instant feedback rather than a static worksheet.
What's included
Worked examples
See the method explained step by step before trying it yourself.
Guided practice
Work through questions with answers hidden until you're ready to check.
Exam-style questions
Split easy to hard, so your child is always working at the right level.
How it works
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Work through it on screen
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FAQs
How do I access the lesson?
You'll get an email with your lesson link as soon as payment goes through. Click it to open the lesson in any browser, no login and no app to install.
How does the marking work?
There's no typing answers into a box. Your child works it out on paper, then clicks to reveal the correct answer and checks their own work. Full working is shown too, not just the final answer, so mistakes are easy to spot.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
It works best on a tablet or laptop, where there's more room to read the examples and questions. It'll open on a phone too, but the text and diagrams can feel quite small on a smaller screen.
Can I use the lesson more than once?
Yes. There's no limit on how many times you open the link, so it's there for revision right up to the exam.
What if I lose the link or don't get the email?
Email info@shlc-tutor.co.uk and we'll resend it straight away.
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