Which is heavier?
Which is heavier? was designed for Foundation students. It uses indirect comparisons to decide which of the objects pictured is heavier. Students will use language associated with measurement attributes, such as 'heavy' and 'heavier'.
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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.
Curriculum alignment
AC9MFM01
9
Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning
ACMMG006
8.4
Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language
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
MAE-GM-02
new
Describes and compares lengths
MAE-GM-03
new
Identifies half the length and the halfway point
MAE-3DS-01
new
Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects
MAE-3DS-02
new
Describes and compares volumes
MAE-NSM-01
new
Describes and compares the masses of objects
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.