Measurement Monsters
This simple worksheet gives your students hands-on experience with using informal units to measure the length of common classroom materials.
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Learning goals
- 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.
Curriculum alignment
AC9M1M01
9
Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning
AC9M1M02
9
Measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end
ACMMG019
8.4
Measure and compare the lengths and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units
MA1-1WM
old
Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols
MA1-3WM
old
Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained
MA1-9MG
old
Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres
MA1-11MG
old
Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units
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
MA1-GM-03
new
Creates and recognises halves, quarters and eighths as part measures of a whole length
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Some students may benefit from working in a small teacher-led group to assist with correct measuring.
Extensions
Have students cut and paste the objects into order from the shortest to longest.