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MathematicsMeasurementusually ages 10–11

Decimal place value

Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system (e.g. 5 cm to 0.05 m) using decimal notation to up to three decimal places; convert between smaller and larger units of length, mass, volume, and time

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If your child needs to convert 5 cm to metres and write the answer as a decimal, can they do it — and also convert 2.45 kg into grams?

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Builds on
Converting measurement units (age 9+)ages 9–10Y6 unit conversion with decimals extends Y5 metric conversion
Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)ages 10–11Converting to 3dp requires ×÷ by 10/100/1000 skills
Decimal place valuethis skill · ages 10–11
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Measurement Conversionsages 10–11Multi-step conversion problems require conversion skills
Unit Conversionsages 11–12KS3 unit conversion extends KS2 (Y6) metric conversion with decimals to area/volume units

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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

AC9M6M01high confidenceYear 6 · Measurement

convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity; choose and use decimal representations of metric measurements relevant to the context of a problem

AC9M4N01high confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

AC9M5M01medium confidenceYear 5 · Measurement

choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; use smaller units or a combination of units to obtain a more accurate measure

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-RN-01low confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M6M01high confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Measurement strand
VC2M4N01high confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M4M01medium 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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