Famous Mathematicians Top Maths Card Game

Converting Units of Measure

Instructions

You will need a set of cards per team. Students should play in pairs, although they could play in threes
to absorb odd numbers.

This game can be played with all 18 cards or with two of the sets of six. The bronze cards are the easiest,
followed by silver, with gold being the most difficult.

The cards are dealt out between the players and placed face down in piles in front of each player. Player
One picks up their first card. They calculate the values for A, B, C and D. They should choose a value and
announce it; for example, ‘C is 7’.

The next player can now pick up their first card and then calculate their corresponding value; for example,
‘C is 5’. If a there is a third player, they would then have their turn. Whoever has the highest score wins
the cards from the other players and puts them face down at the bottom of their pile. If the scores tied
then each player keeps their own card. Player Two then picks up their uppermost card and calculates
each value; play then continues in the same way, with each player taking a turn to go first.

The winner is the first person to win all the cards.

Students should check their partner’s calculations after each turn. They should be encouraged to write
their expressions and solutions in their books or on mini-white boards.

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Pythagoras Blaise Pascal

A 10mm = xcm A 100cm = xm

B 500g = xkg B 1000g = xkg

C 5l = xml C 10l = xml

D 5 miles ≈ xkm D 1 foot ≈ xcm

Bronze Bronze

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Fibonacci Archimedes

A 1km = xm A 1km = xcm

B 3kg = xg B 10kg = xg

C 3000ml = xl C 6500ml = xl

D 1m ≈ x inches D 1inch ≈ xcm

Bronze Bronze

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Alan Turing Ada Lovelace

A 100mm = xcm A 100m = xcm

B 1g = xmg B 2000mg = xg

C 2l = xcl C 500cl = xl

D 120 minutes = x hours D 300 seconds = x minutes

Bronze Bronze

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Pythagoras Blaise Pascal

A 50mm = xcm A 800cm = xm

B 1.05kg = xg B 3g = xkg

C 12l = xml C 100l = xml

D 50 miles ≈ xkm D 12 feet ≈ xcm

Silver Silver

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Fibonacci Archimedes

A 10km = xm A 5km = xcm

B 5370g = xkg B 8.4kg = xg

C 5500ml = xl C 10 500ml = xl

D 8m ≈ x inches D 5 inches ≈ xcm

Silver Silver

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Alan Turing Ada Lovelace

A 80mm = xcm A 12m = xcm

B 5g = xmg B 8000mg = xg

C 2.5l = xcl C 750cl = xl

D 120 hours = x days D 1 hour = x seconds

Silver Silver

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Pythagoras Blaise Pascal

A 500mm = xm A 9000cm = xkm

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B 114kg = xg B 52g = xkg

C 50l = xcl C 10cl = xml

D 1km ≈ x miles D 99cm ≈ x feet

Gold Gold

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Fibonacci Archimedes

A 5.5km = xm A 2.5km = xcm

B 82 000g = xkg B 934kg = xg

C 3500ml = xcl C 812l = xml

D 120 inches ≈ xm D 60cm ≈ x inches

Gold Gold

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Alan Turing Ada Lovelace

A 8.6m = xkm A 12m = xcm

B 215g = xmg B 9250mg = xg

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C 65l = xcl C 825cl = xl

D 1 week = x hours D 72 000 seconds = x hours

Gold Gold

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