Mass Activity Cards
Are you looking for an engaging and interactive way to teach students the fundamentals of mass and measurement? Look no further than our Mass Activity Cards! These captivating resources are designed to transform learning into an adventure, allowing students to master the art of measurement through hands-on experiences.
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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 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 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 objects using mass, length and capacity, e.g. heavier, lighter.
- We are learning to order objects based on lengths and capacities.
- We are learning to compare and order shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity.
- We are learning to compare masses of objects using balance scales.
Curriculum alignment
AC9M1M01
9
Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning
AC9M2M01
9
Measure and compare objects based on length, capacity and mass using appropriate uniform informal units and smaller units for accuracy when necessary
AC9MFM01
9
Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning
ACMMG019
8.4
Measure and compare the lengths and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units
ACMMG006
8.4
Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language
ACMMG037
8.4
Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units
ACMMG038
8.4
Compare masses of objects using balance scales
MAe-11MG
old
Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances 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
MA1-10MG
old
Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using uniform informal units
MAe-12MG
old
Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language
MAe-9MG
old
Describes and compares lengths and distances using everyday language
MAe-3WM
old
Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions
MAe-1WM
old
Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings
MA1-2WM
old
Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems
MA1-12MG
old
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
MAE-NSM-01
new
Describes and compares the masses of objects
MAE-3DS-02
new
Describes and compares volumes
MAE-3DS-01
new
Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects
MA1-2DS-02
new
Measures and compares areas using uniform informal units in rows and columns
MA1-NSM-01
new
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
MA1-3DS-02
new
Measures, records, compares and estimates internal volumes (capacities) and volumes 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
MA1-NSM-02
new
Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time
MAE-GM-03
new
Identifies half the length and the halfway point
MAE-GM-02
new
Describes and compares lengths
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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