Metric units slider
EXAMPLE - Convert 125.6 cm into m
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STEP 1 - The original measurement is in cm, so we push the slider until the cm are
in the units column
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thousands
km
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hundreds
m
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cm
mm
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hundredths
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thousandths
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Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org
Metric units slider
STEP 2 – Write the original measurement (125.6cm) on the slider
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STEP 3 – We want to convert this into m, so we push the slider until the m are in
the units column
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thousands
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hundreds
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tens
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tenths
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thousandths
cm
mm
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6
ANSWER: 125.6 cm = 1.256 m
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org
Metric units slider
Th
thousands
H
hundreds
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tens
U
1/10
units
tenths
1/100
hundredths
.
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org
1/1000
thousandths
Metric units slider
Th
thousands
H
hundreds
T
tens
U
1/10
units
tenths
1/100
hundredths
.
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org
1/1000
thousandths
Metric units slider
Th
thousands
H
hundreds
T
tens
U
1/10
units
tenths
1/100
hundredths
.
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org
1/1000
thousandths
Metric units slider
km
m
cm
mm
km
m
cm
mm
km
m
cm
mm
km
m
cm
mm
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Metric units slider
kg
g
mg
kg
g
mg
kg
g
mg
kg
g
mg
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Metric units slider
l
cl
ml
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cl
ml
l
cl
ml
l
cl
ml
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Metric units slider
Curriculum links
Adult Numeracy
MSS1/E3.5 (3.6) ((3.7)) Read, estimate, measure and compare
length (weight) ((capacity))using common and standard units (b)
Know 10mm = 1cm, 1000mm = 1m; 1000g = 1 kg; 1000ml = 1 litre.
MSS1/L1.7 Convert units of measure in the same system (a) know
the relationship between metric units
MSS1/L2.5 Calculate with units of measure within the same system
(a) know the relationship between metric units
and for underpinning Functional Mathematics
Entry 3: Use metric units in everyday situations.
Level 1: Convert units of measure in the same system.
Level 2: Use, convert and calculate using metric and, where
appropriate, Imperial measures.
Note: a larger photograph of the completed laminated slider is available on the download page for this resource at www.skillsworkshop.org
Best printed the on A3 paper to allows enough length to pull from both sides. I used different colours for weight, distance and capacity.
Inspired by Jane Russell’s place value slider (also available
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Joaquin Llorente, Trafford College. Search for Joaquin on www.skillsworkshop.org