Imperial measures- length. Week beginning 8.07.24

This week's learn by heart is imperial measures (length). Although our children are well versed in using the metric system, I must confess that I still measure my runs in miles and like height to be described in feet and inches. The children need to have an idea about the following conversions: 

12 inches= 1 foot 

1 inch= 2.5cm

1 foot = 30 cm 

1 mile= 1.5km 

'An idea' is just that. If your child is capable of learning (and retaining) this information- great. As long as they have a general idea of what imperial measures are and have some experience with converting, this should be sufficient. The 11+ test is a fickle beast- sometimes questions are given with the basic conversion written clearly within the question, sometimes they are not. 

A few resources to help: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4nsgk7/articles/zwbndxs#:~:text=Miles%2C%20feet%20and%20inches%20are%20old%20units%20of,A%20mile%20is%20roughly%20equal%20to%201.5%20kilometres.

https://www.transum.org/Software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Pairs.asp?Topic=19

https://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz6363974bbd0.html