Today we will be learning to:

• use standard metric and imperial units for

measuring capacity
• convert from metric to imperial units

• plot a conversion graph.

 Mental Activity

We are going metric measures.

You will have 5 seconds to answer
each question
How many metres in 1.75km.
How many grams in 2.5kg
How many kg in 16 000g
How many km in 18000m
How many litres in 2500ml.
How many millilitres in 3.75litres.
What is the approximate mass of an apple
 Main Activity

Today we are going to use metric and

imperial units for measuring capacity.
These lines are measured in cm. What do
they measure in mm?

1.2cm
12mm
4.4cm
44mm

13.6cm

136mm
9.7cm
97mm
 These things are measured in metres. What
is the height in centimetres?
10.8m
1080cm

3.42m
1.86m
342cm
186cm
1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres = 0.3 m = 0.0003 km
3.3 feet = 1 metre (1m = 3.3 feet)
3 feet = 1 yard
1
1 feet  metres
3.3
1
1 feet  yard
3
1 metres = 1.1 yard
1
1 yard  metre
1.1
1 yard = 90 centimetres = 0.9 metre = 0.0009 km
1760 yards = 1 mile
8
1 mile = 1600 metres (1.6 km or 5 km )

5
1 km = 0.6 miles ( or miles )
8
 1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
3.3 feet = 1 metre
1 yard = 90 centimetres
1760 yards = 1 mile
1 mile = 1600 metres (1.6km)
Here are the equivalents. They are
approximate.
 1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
3.3 feet = 1 metre
1 yard = 90 centimetres
1760 yards = 1 mile
1 mile = 1600 metres (1.6km)

How many millimetres are there

in 4 inches?
1 inch = 2.5 centimetres
1 foot = 30 centimetres
3.3 feet = 1 metre
1 yard = 90 centimetres
1760 yards = 1 mile
1 mile = 1600 metres (1.6km)

How many centimetres are

there in 2 feet?
Use your rulers and tape
measures to measure
objects around the
classroom in both metric
and imperial
 What is capacity?

Does anyone know the units we use

to measure capacity?

gallon litre centilitre

millilitre
pint half litre

tablespoon fluid ounce

Separate the units into imperial or metric.

litre
Imperial Metric
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

pint
Imperial Metric
litre
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

gallon
Imperial Metric
pint litre
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

centilitre
Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

millilitre
Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

tablespoon
Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
millilitre
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

fluid ounce
Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
Separate the units into imperial or metric.

half litre
Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
fluid ounce
 How many millilitres are in one litre?

Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
fluid ounce half litre
 What is 500 millilitres in litres?

Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
fluid ounce half litre
 What is 250 millilitres in litres?

Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
fluid ounce half litre
Do you know any relationships between the
metric and imperial units?

Imperial Metric
pint litre
gallon centilitre
tablespoon millilitre
fluid ounce half litre
 1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

Here are the equivalents. They are approximate.

 1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

How many pints are there in 4 litres?

 1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

How many gallons are there in 27 litres?

1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

How many millilitres are there in

8 tablespoons?
 1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon
Approx 5 litres = 8 pints = 1
gallon

Remember a litre and a quarter is about a

pint and three quaters
1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

How many litres in 3 gallons

 1 litre = 1.75 pints
4.5 litres = 1 gallon
25 millilitres = 1 tablespoon

What might the conversion graph look like?

 Group Work
Work in pairs to draw a
conversion graph for 1 gallon
= 4.5 litres. Write six
questions for your graph.
Swap with another pair and
find the answers to their
questions.