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Mathematics / Year 4 / Measurement and Geometry / Using units of measurement

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Curriculum content descriptions

Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures (ACMMG084)

Elaborations
  • reading and interpreting the graduated scales on a range of measuring instruments to the nearest graduation
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Volume (Dimensions),  Measuring instruments,  Length,  Mass,  Temperature

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Metric units and using instruments: Year 4 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 4 is for the topic of Metric units and using instruments. Students develop understanding and use of metric units to measure, order and compare objects according to length, mass and capacity. Introduce students to measuring temperature.

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Broken ruler

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This task can be used to reveal whether students can use markings on a ruler to measure in centimetres and whether they understand how the number on the scale relates to the units.

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Decimal fractions video

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Use this video to explore decimal fractions, how they are represented and how we use them in day-to-day contexts.

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 1

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The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding units, and direct measuring.

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 2

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A guide to teaching about measurement including indirect measuring, and estimating.

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Measurement: Foundation to Year 9

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This comprehensive resource describes the progression of measurement ideas. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in measurement including teaching and cultural implications.

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Balance

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This activity invites students to explore the phenomena of balance and investigate the question, 'Can you find at least three different ways of balancing three identical weights on a balance board?' Students work with a simple balance (e.g., a ruler as the balance board, a toilet-paper-tube fulcrum, and coins as weights), ...

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Sizing Them Up

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This resource is a web page containing a short task to explore area of irregular shapes by informal means. Arrange irregular shapes in size order smallest to largest. This resource is an activity from the NRICH website.

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Area and perimeter: Year 4 – planning tool

  • TLF-IDA003188

This planning resource for Year 4 is for the topic of Area and perimeter. Students estimate and measure perimeter and area using informal and formal units.

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Area and perimeter video

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Use this video to connect area and perimeter to real world applications to set the context for why we are learning about area and perimeter.

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Tiling problem

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Use this diagnostic task to assess if students use an array structure when working out how many tiles fit in a rectangle.

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Time and duration: Year 4 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 4 is for the topic of Time and duration. Students convert between units of time and apply their knowledge, skills and processes to solving simple time-related problems. They develop fluency in telling time to the nearest minute.

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Make a measuring jug

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Use this diagnostic task to assess a student's understanding of capacity and the calibrated scale on a measuring jug.

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Leaf task

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Use this diagnostic task to assess understanding of area and measuring the area of an irregular shape.

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