Monster Mass
Monster Mass is a fun board game that your students will love! The game encourages your students to use informal units to compare the mass of different objects using the terms ‘heavier’, ‘lighter’ and ‘equal’ as they race to the finish line.
Learning goals
- We are learning to order objects based on lengths and capacities.
- 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.
Curriculum alignment
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-GM-02
new
Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, as well as metres and centimetres
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-NSM-02
new
Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Extensions
Students can order some or all of the cards in order from the object with the lightest to heaviest mass.