Weights and measurements worksheets
Free worksheets: Weights and measurements, KS2
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Calculating with length
Ready for some calculations with length? Rulers at the ready...
Reading scales and solving problems
Can you read the scales and solve these potato-weight problems?
Calculating perimeters
To find the perimeter of a shape you must add up the lengths of each of the sides. Can your child calculate the perimeters of these common shapes?
Calculating volume
Volume is the amount of 3D space that an object occupies. Volume can be measured in cubes. Calculate the number of cubes in each shape to work out the volume.
Estimate volume
Look at these containers. Which do you think has the greatest volume? (Think about their real-life size by considering what is inside.) Put them in order from smallest to largest volume. Estimate the volume in cm3, then calculate the volume to see how accurate you were.
Calculating the volume of cuboids
Do you remember the formula for calculating the volume of a cuboid? See if you can work out the volume of these cuboids, as well as their length, width and height.
Year 5 number pyramids: measures
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Using decimal notation for measurement
Look at each of the measurements in the left-hand column. For each one, write its decimal representation.
Convert units of measurement
Look at the measurements in the left-hand column. Can you convert them into the units of measurement given in the right-hand column?
Solving weight problems
Can you convert these from grams to kilograms then from kilograms to grams? Then see if you can answer the worded weight questions.
Solving length problems
Can you convert these from centimetres to metres: then from metres to centimetres? Then see if you can answer the worded length questions.
Solving capacity problems
Can you convert these from millilitres to litres then from litres to millilitres? Then see if you can answer the worded capacity questions.
Read the weight
Mary has weighed lots of different things on her kitchen scales. Look at the scales and write the weight of each object underneath.
Comparing the weight of objects
Cut out these cards showing the weights of different things in Mary’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from lightest to heaviest?
Comparing capacity
Cut out all these cards showing the capacities of different things in Tom’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from smallest to largest?
Calculating with weight
Are you ready to do some calculations with weight? Weighing scales at the ready...
Calculating with length
Ready for some calculations with length? Rulers at the ready...
Using cubes to calculate volume
Volume is the amount of 3D space that an object occupies. Calculate the number of cubes in each shape to work out the volume (measured in cubic centimetres, cm3).
Miles and kilometres conversions
This family are off on their holidays. They have driven all the way to France. They are used to checking their speed using miles but in France the road signs are in kilometres! Can you help them work out how fast they can drive by converting the kilometres into miles? Your answers can be approximate.
Estimate volume
Look at these containers. Which do you think has the greatest volume? (Think about their real-life size by considering what is inside.) Put them in order from smallest to largest volume. Estimate the volume in cm3, then calculate the volume to see how accurate you were.
Estimate and calculate volume
Look around your house and find five different containers (for example cereal boxes, tissue boxes, biscuit tins, DVD cases, etc.). Estimate each container’s volume in cm3 and put them in order from smallest volume to largest volume. Now calculate each container’s volume to see how accurate you were.
Converting imperial units to metric units: pints to litres
Capacity is measured in litres and millilitres. Old (imperial) measurements are gallons and pints; there are 8 pints in a gallon. Sometimes imperial measurements are still used today. Can you convert these measurements, using the chart to help you?
Converting measurements
Can you convert the measurements in this old recipe to metric measurements using the chart of approximate equivalences?
Convert miles into kilometres
All these cars travelled the same distance, but some of their speeds were recorded in miles per hour and others in kilometres per hour. Can you convert the measurements in kilometres into miles to see which car was going the fastest and therefore won the race?