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Mathematics / Year 2 / Measurement
Curriculum content descriptions
identify common uses and represent halves, quarters and eighths in relation to shapes, objects and events (AC9M2M02)
Elaborations
- demonstrating how food items can be cut in halves, quarters or eighths; for example, cutting pizzas, slices, cakes or sandwiches into equal parts by halving, then halving again to form quarters and eighths, ensuring that the parts are equal
- investigating cup and spoon measures used in cooking and discussing what half or quarter of a cup or tablespoon measure means, and using sand or water to compare these to the full cup and tablespoon measures
- demonstrating and using halves and quarters in folding activities; for example, folding paper in half and quarters and ensuring that the pieces are the same size
- recognising that halves and quarters can be used to describe lengths, positions and distances; for example, describing the halfway point in a race or instructing someone to stand halfway between the \(2\) chairs
- discussing that halves and quarters are used to describe duration of time in sporting events, durations of time and what it means; for example, how the sirens used during an Australian Rules Football game represent quarters and half time during the game; recognising and using half or quarter of an hour to describe a duration of time
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Eighths, Halves, Quarters