Metric units slider

Inspired by Jane Russell’s place value slider (see below), this slider allows for easy conversion of metric units. I printed the sliders on A3 paper so there would be enough to pull from both sides. I used different colours for weight, distance and capacity.

An illustrated example shows how to use the sliders. Sets of 4 sliders are on different pages to make it easier to print on different colour paper. A photograph of the finsihed slider i salso availalbe below

Physical format
9 pages

Comments

This resource is useful during the lesson to illustrate the conversion of metric units but, ultimately, the learners will need to remember the conversion factors. If they can remember the seven columns table (see Metric Units of Measure – Conversions) they are more likely to solve conversion problems in an exam.