Max Maths, Year 4, Learn together, Converting units of length (3)

In a Year 4 mathematics lesson from Max Maths, students learn about converting units of length with practical examples. A scenario is presented where a piece of rope measures 240 cm in length, and the task is to convert this measurement into metres. The lesson explains that to make this conversion, one must divide the number of centimetres by 100. Therefore, when 240 is divided by 100, the result is 2.4, meaning the rope is 2.4 metres long. A simple yet effective diagram is provided to help students remember that to convert centimetres to metres they divide by 100, and to convert metres to centimetres, they should multiply by 100.

Another example given is the distance between two houses: Jade's house and her cousin Lily's house, which is 30.8 km apart in a straight line. Students are taught that to convert kilometres into metres, the number of kilometres must be multiplied by 1,000. Applying this conversion, 30.8 km becomes 30,800 metres when multiplied by 1,000. This exercise reinforces the concept that 1 kilometre is equivalent to 1,000 metres. The lesson directs students to workbook pages 168 to 172 for further practice on converting units of length.