Learning Map
MathematicsMeasurementusually ages 8–9

Converting measurement units

Convert between different units of measure (e.g. kilometre to metre, hour to minute, minute to second, year to month, week to day)

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If your child is told a journey is 3.5 km, can they convert that to metres — and also turn 2 hours 15 minutes into just minutes?

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Builds on
Calculating with measurementsages 7–8Measuring in standard units is prerequisite to converting between units
Time Units and Calendar Factsages 7–8Knowing seconds/minute, days/month etc. is prerequisite to unit conversion problems
Converting measurement unitsthis skill · ages 8–9
Unlocks
Converting measurement units (age 9+)ages 9–10Y4 unit conversion is prerequisite to systematic metric conversions with tables
Telling time to the minute (age 9+)ages 9–10Y4 unit conversion feeds into time-specific conversions
Modelling with multiplication and fractionsages 8–9Unit conversion exercises modelling with appropriate representations

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M4M03high confidenceYear 4 · Measurement

solve problems involving the duration of time including situations involving “am” and “pm” and conversions between units of time

AC9M3M03medium confidenceYear 3 · Measurement

recognise and use the relationship between formal units of time including days, hours, minutes and seconds to estimate and compare the duration of events

AC9M5M03medium confidenceYear 5 · Measurement

compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and solve practical problems involving the conversion between them

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA1-GM-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 1
MA2-GM-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M3M03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Measurement strand
VC2M4M03medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Measurement strand
VC2M4M01low confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Measurement strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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