Metric units and using instruments: Year 6 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Metric units and using instruments. Students make connections between the metric system and decimals. The metric system is linked to the base 10 number system, in that each unit is a power of 10. The base unit represents 100 = 1 and the other units grow or decrease by powers (factors) of 10.

Resource details
Year level: Year 6
Purpose: Planning Teaching resource Teaching strategies Student activities
Strand: Measurement
Topic: Using units of measurement
Audience: Teachers
Format: Webpage
Australian Curriculum code: AC9M6M01
Numeracy progression: Understanding units of measurement (P8)
Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia
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