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Comparing Length C
F 1 2 Pre & Primary Essentials Worksheets Mathematics Measurement Geometric Reasoning 1 Page

Comparing Length C

This resource was designed to support student skills in using informal measurement to compare the length. 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to compare objects and events based on length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, such as short, wide, long, high.
  • We are learning to compare objects using mass, length and capacity, e.g. heavier, lighter.
  • We are learning to compare and order objects and events using length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, e.g. lightest, light, heavier, heaviest.
  • We are learning to measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end.
  • We are learning to order objects based on lengths and capacities.
  • We are learning to measure and compare objects and events using length, mass and capacity, recognising that units need to be uniform, appropriate and used end-to-end.
  • We are learning to compare and order shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity.

Curriculum alignment

MA1-12MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units MA1-2WM old Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems MA1-10MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using uniform informal units MAe-1WM old Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings MAe-3WM old Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions MAe-9MG old Describes and compares lengths and distances using everyday language MAe-11MG old Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language MAe-12MG old Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language MA1-11MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units MA1-9MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres MA1-3WM old Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained MA1-1WM old Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols MAE-GM-02 new Describes and compares lengths MA1-2DS-02 new Measures and compares areas using uniform informal units in rows and columns MA1-GM-03 new Creates and recognises halves, quarters and eighths as part measures of a whole length MA1-NSM-02 new Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time MA1-3DS-02 new Measures, records, compares and estimates internal volumes (capacities) and volumes using uniform informal units MA1-NSM-01 new Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units MA1-GM-02 new Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, as well as metres and centimetres MAE-GM-03 new Identifies half the length and the halfway point MAE-NSM-01 new Describes and compares the masses of objects MAE-3DS-01 new Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects MAE-3DS-02 new Describes and compares volumes
VCMMG095 Measure and compare the lengths, masses and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units VCMMG078 Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language VCMMG115 Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units VCMMG116 Compare masses of objects using balance scales

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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