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This maths teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to convert capacities between litres and millilitres when mixing ingredients for different drinks. The class can identify and explain the number calculations that they can use when converting some of the different cocktail drinks that they have selected.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to convert capacities between litres and millilitres when mixing ingredients for different drinks

Learning Objectives

Convert between different units of metric measure for capacity. Use calculations to solve problems involving measure.

Learning Outcomes

I can convert measurements between litres and millilitres. I can use a multiplication and division calculation to convert between measurements.

Fruit Cocktails

Teaching sequence to help the children convert capacities between litres and millilitres when mixing ingredients for different drinks

Cocktail Ingredients

Activity to help the children select different ingredients for cocktail drinks and calculate the total capacities in litres by converting from millilitres

Cocktail Ingredients (support)

Activity to help the children select different ingredients for cocktail drinks and calculate the total capacities in litres by converting from millilitres

Kilometres to Metres

Interactive activity to help the children practise converting between different units of measurement for length

Fruit Cocktails

Interactive activity to help the children convert capacities between litres and millilitres when mixing ingredients for different drinks

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to convert capacities between litres and millilitres when mixing ingredients for different drinks

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