Year 6 Maths reasoning (SATs) · Measures in context · Summary
Year 6 Maths reasoning (SATs) Measures in context: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Metric conversions | Smaller unit: multiply. Bigger unit: divide. 1 km = 1000 m; 1 kg = 1000 g; 1 l = 1000 ml. |
| Time | Change to minutes, subtract, then change back. 1 hour = 60 minutes. |
| Miles and kilometres | About 1.6 km to 1 mile; 5 miles is about 8 km. |
| Area of a rectangle | Length x width. |
| Area of a triangle | Base x perpendicular height / 2. |
| Area of a parallelogram | Base x perpendicular height. |
| Perimeter | The total length of the outside edges. |
| Volume of a cuboid | Length x width x height, in cubic units. |
Can you…?
- I can convert between metric units, including decimals
- I can work out a duration and read a timetable
- I can use an approximate conversion between miles and kilometres
- I can find the area of a rectangle, triangle, parallelogram and composite shape
- I can explain why shapes with the same area can have different perimeters
- I can find the volume of a cuboid and compare two volumes
Key terms
- perpendicular height
- the straight height at right angles to the base
- perimeter
- the total distance around the outside of a shape
- composite shape
- a shape made from two or more simpler shapes
- volume
- the amount of space inside a 3-D shape, measured in cubic units
- approximately
- close to, but not exactly equal to
- duration
- the length of time between a start and an end