Converting Units - Metric Units (Activity) - Starter

In a mathematics activity designed for Year 5 students during the Summer Term, the focus is on converting metric units and mastering basic arithmetic operations. The session starts with a "Fluent in Four" revision exercise, which includes a division problem where students are asked to find the result of 63 divided by 7. The activity then moves on to unit conversions, where students must convert millimetres to metres and millilitres to litres, applying their knowledge of the metric system. For example, they are tasked with converting 3,500 mm to metres and 900 ml to litres, requiring them to understand the relationship between different units of measurement.

Further into the activity, students complete a table by identifying whether given numbers are multiples of 7, 9, or 6, marking each with a tick or cross accordingly. This helps to reinforce their understanding of multiplication and division facts. Additionally, they use the bar model method to find fractions of the number 72, specifically one-eighth and five-eighths, which involves both division and multiplication. The activity concludes with a more complex division problem where students have to calculate '2 more than nine tens and 9 hundreds divided by thirty-six', blending place value knowledge with division skills. The exercises are designed to build fluency in mathematics and to deepen students' understanding of numbers and calculations.