Converting Unit - Calculate with Metric Measures - Presentation

The lesson on converting units and calculating with metric measures is an engaging and practical session that teaches students how to handle measurements in different metric units. It begins with a quick recap, asking students to recall the number of millilitres in a litre, grams in a kilogram, and centimetres in a metre. The lesson then dives into a series of activities, each designed to solidify the students' understanding and ability to work with metric units. For example, one activity challenges students to calculate how many 50 ml bottles can be filled from 3 litres of suntan lotion, reinforcing their understanding of volume conversion. Another activity involves converting the weight of multiple vases from grams to kilograms, requiring students to apply their knowledge of mass conversion.

Further activities include a variety of real-life scenarios, such as determining the total distance jumped by three competitors in a long jump competition, each jump measured in different units. Students are tasked with converting and adding these measurements to find the total distance. Another reasoning task has students calculate the number of comic books in a stack based on the thickness of each book and the total height of the stack. The lesson also touches on mass conversion, with students figuring out the total mass of multiple packets of nails and the number needed to reach a specific weight. Independent work encourages students to read questions carefully and show their workings as they solve calculations. Throughout the lesson, students are prompted to discuss their strategies, such as which operations to use and how to model their calculations, enhancing their understanding of how to convert and calculate with metric measures effectively.