Converting Miles And Kilometres — Interactive Lesson (Ages 10–11)

By the end of this unit, students will:

1. understand that 1 mile is equal to 1.6 kilometres and use this knowledge to find approximate conversions from miles to km and from km to miles.
2. understand the meaning of the symbol ‘≈’ as “is approximately equal to”.

Curriculum Alignment: Year 6 Measurements:

• use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places;
• convert between miles and kilometres.

Designed for ages 10–11 (UK Year 6 / US 5th Grade). Aligned to the UK National Curriculum; adaptable to US state standards.